Motoori Toyoka

Japanese: 本居豊穎 - もとおりとよかい

1834-1913 A scholar of Japanese classics from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period.
Born on April 28, 1836. The eldest son of Motoori Uchito. Professor of Japanese studies in the Kii Wakayama Domain. After the Meiji Restoration, he became a shrine official at Kanda Shrine in Tokyo, and also lectured on classics as a lecturer at the University of Tokyo and a professor at the Higher Normal School and Women's Higher Normal School. In 1896, he was a lecturer at the Crown Prince's court. He passed away on February 15, 1913, at the age of 80. He was from Kii Wakayama. His pen name was Akinoya. His works include "Lectures on the Kokin Wakashu."

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

Japanese:

1834－1913　幕末-明治時代の国学者。
天保(てんぽう)5年4月28日生まれ。本居内遠(うちとお)の長男。紀伊(きい)和歌山藩国学教授。維新後は東京の神田神社祠官となり,また東京大学講師,高等師範・女子高等師範教授として古典を講義した。明治29年東宮侍講。大正2年2月15日死去。80歳。紀伊和歌山出身。号は秋屋(あきのや)。著作に「古今和歌集講義」など。

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