Ely (English spelling)

Japanese: イーリー（英語表記）Ely

A town in the East Cambridgeshire district (population 73,216 (2001)) in the eastern part of Cambridgeshire County, in the mid-east of England, England. It is located about 25 km north-northeast of Cambridge, the capital of the county, on the west bank of the River Ouse. It is in the lowlands known as the Fen region, which was once a vast marshland, and a small island known as the Isle of Ely has long been inhabited by people, who used it as a refuge during floods. In the Middle Ages, a monastery was built here, and the monks attempted to drain the surrounding marshes. The town's name comes from the Saxon word elge (meaning "eel land"), because eels were abundant in the River Ouse, and eels were an important food source and income for the residents. The Fen region was transformed into a fertile agricultural area by full-scale drainage work from the mid-17th century, and a large sugar factory was established there, using the sugar beets produced here. Old buildings, including the cathedral, have been preserved, and tourism is thriving. Population: 15,102 (2001).

Ely
Ely, Richard Theodore

Born April 13, 1854 in Ripley, New York
[Died] October 4, 1943. Old Lyme, Connecticut. American economist and social reformer. After graduating from Columbia University, he studied in Heidelberg, Germany, where he became interested in socialism. After returning to Japan, he taught economics from a historical perspective at Johns Hopkins University and other institutions, while also working in the social reform movement based on Christian socialism. Influenced Inazo Nitobe and Sen Katayama.

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Japanese:

イギリス，イングランド中東部，ケンブリッジシャー県東部，イーストケンブリッジシャー地区（人口 7万3216〈2001〉）の町。県都ケンブリッジの北北東約 25km，ウーズ川の西岸にある。かつて広大な湿地帯であったフェン地方と呼ばれる低地にあって，イーリー島 Isle of Elyの名で知られる島状の小高い地点に古くから人が住み，洪水時には避難所となっていた。中世にはここに修道院が建設され，修道士たちにより周辺の湿地帯の排水が試みられた。町名はサクソン語の elge（「ウナギ地帯」の意）に由来するが，これはウーズ川でウナギが豊富にとれたためで，ウナギは住民にとって重要な食料であり，収入源であった。フェン地方は 17世紀半ば以降の本格的な排水事業により，肥沃な農業地帯に変わり，ここに産するサトウダイコンを元にした大規模な製糖所が立地する。大聖堂をはじめ古い建築物が保存されており，観光業も盛ん。人口 1万5102（2001）。

イーリー
Ely， Richard Theodore

[生]1854.4.13. ニューヨーク，リプリー
[没]1943.10.4. コネティカット，オールドライム
アメリカの経済学者，社会改良家。コロンビア大学卒業後ドイツのハイデルベルクに学び，社会主義に関心をもった。帰国後ジョンズ・ホプキンズ大学などで歴史学派の立場に立つ経済学を教え，同時にキリスト教社会主義に基づく社会改良運動に従事。新渡戸稲造，片山潜などが影響を受けた。

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