Yule, Sir Henry

Japanese: ユール（英語表記）Yule， Sir Henry

Born: May 1, 1820, Midlothian, Scotland
[Died] December 30, 1889, London. British historical geographer. His father was a soldier in the service of the British East India Company, and he himself served in India as an engineer (1840-62). During that time he traveled to Burma as a member of the Fayer Mission in 1855. After returning to Japan in 1875, he contributed to the development of research on the historical geography of Indian governance as a council member of the Council of India and the Hakluyt Society, and also studied medieval travel writings. His works include Cathay and the Way Thither (2 volumes, 66) and The Book of Ser Marco Polo (2 volumes, 71).

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Juel, Niels

Born: May 8, 1629 in Christiania (now Oslo)
Died April 8, 1697. Copenhagen. Danish military officer and admiral. During the Danish-Swedish War (1658-60) and the Scanian War (1675-79), he led many naval victories for Denmark, despite the country's inferior army, and destroyed the Swedish fleet.

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Juel, Jens

Born: May 12, 1745. Balslev
[Died] December 27, 1802. Copenhagen. Danish painter. He trained in Hamburg, and returned to Copenhagen in 1765, where he worked as a court painter. He traveled to Rome, Paris, Geneva, and other places, painting portraits in each place, and returned to Japan in 1880. He became a member of the Academy, and later its president.

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Japanese:

[生]1820.5.1. スコットランド，ミドロジアン
[没]1889.12.30. ロンドン
イギリスの歴史地理学者。父はイギリス東インド会社勤務の軍人で，自身も工兵軍人としてインドで勤務 (1840～62) 。その間 1855年フェイヤー使節団の一員としてビルマに行く。 75年帰国後インド評議会，ハクルート・ソサエティの評議員としてインド統治歴史地理学研究の発展に貢献，その他中世の旅行記などを研究。著書『シナおよびシナへの道』 Cathay and the Way Thither (2巻，66) ，『マルコ・ポーロの書』 The Book of Ser Marco Polo (2巻，71) 。

ユール
Juel， Niels

[生]1629.5.8. クリスチャニア(現オスロ)
[没]1697.4.8. コペンハーゲン
デンマークの軍人，提督。デンマーク＝スウェーデン戦争 (1658～60) ，スコーネ戦争 (75～79) において，陸軍の劣勢なデンマークのために，多くの海上での勝利をもたらし，スウェーデン艦隊を壊滅させた。