Kanae Chuuma

Japanese: 中馬庚 - ちゅうまんかなえ

1870-1932 A baseball player and educator from the Meiji to early Showa eras.
Born on February 9, 1870. Successful as a baseball player at First High School. In 1894, while attending Imperial University, he wrote "The History of the First High School Baseball Club," and was the first to translate "baseball" as "yakyu." In 1907, he wrote Japan's first baseball instruction manual, "yakyu." In 1904, he became vice principal of Kagoshima Second Middle School. He passed away on March 21, 1932, at the age of 63. In 1945, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was from Kagoshima Prefecture. His maiden name was Kondo.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

1870－1932　明治-昭和時代前期の野球選手,教育者。
明治3年2月9日生まれ。第一高等中学の野球選手として活躍。明治27年帝国大学在学中に「第一高等学校野球部史」をかき,ベースボールを野球とはじめて訳した。30年日本初の野球指導書「野球」をあらわす。39年鹿児島第二中学教頭。昭和7年3月21日死去。63歳。45年野球殿堂入り。鹿児島県出身。旧姓は今藤。

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