Atkinson, RW

Japanese: Atkinson，R.W.（英語表記）AtkinsonRW

…To establish chemistry in Japan, the Meiji government initially relied on foreign teachers, while also sending promising people abroad to study and develop them into future leaders. Robert William Atkinson (1850-1929), E. Divers (both British), Wilhelm Körner (1839-1929), and Oscar Loew (1844-1941) (both German) were in the science, engineering, and agricultural faculties, and were good at educating students. Among the early students studying abroad were Matsui Naokichi (1857-1911), Sakurai Joji, Nagai Nagayoshi (1845-1929), and Shibata Shokei (1850-1910), who became central figures in chemistry in Japan. …

From [Joji Sakurai]

…He lost his father at the age of six and was raised by his mother. In 1870 (Meiji 3), he entered the domain-run English school Chienkan, where he studied under Miyake Hide and others. He then studied under the Englishman Osborn at a language school in Nanao, Noto. In 1871, his mother sold the land that had been passed down from their ancestors and took him to Tokyo, where he lived with his two older brothers, who had come to Tokyo two years earlier. In the same year, he entered Daigaku Nanko and studied chemistry under Robert William Atkinson (1850-1929) at the renamed Kaisei School. In 1876, he went to the United States as a government student and then to University College London in England, where he studied under AW Williamson and others for five years (1876-81). He ranked first out of over a hundred students in the chemistry exam at the end of his first year and won a gold medal. …

From [Brewing]

…In Japan, in the early Meiji period, Western scientists invited by the government brought a scientific scalpel to the traditional techniques that supported brewing. Robert William Atkinson investigated sake brewing from a chemical point of view. Hermann Ahlburg isolated and named the mold that produces koji, which plays an important role in the brewing of sake, miso, and soy sauce. …

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Japanese:

…日本に化学を定着させるための手段として，明治政府はさしあたり御傭外国人教師に依存する一方，有望な人材を海外留学させて将来の指導者たらしめようとした。アトキンソンRobert William Atkinson(1850‐1929)，E.ダイバース(ともにイギリス人)，ケルナーWilhelm Körner(1839‐1929)，ロイプOscar Loew(1844‐1941)(ともにドイツ人)らが理学部，工学部，農学部等にいて，よく学生を育てた。一方，初期の留学生のなかから，日本の化学の中心となった松井直吉(1857‐1911)，桜井錠二，長井長義(1845‐1929)，柴田承桂(1850‐1910)らが出た。…

【桜井錠二】より

…6歳で父を失い，母の手で育てられ，1870年(明治3)藩立英語学校致遠館に入学し三宅秀らに学び，次いで能登の七尾の語学所でイギリス人オズボーンに学び，71年先祖伝来の土地を売り払った母に連れられて上京，2年前に上京していた兄2人とともに4人で暮らす。同年大学南校に入学，改名された開成学校でアトキンソンRobert William Atkinson(1850‐1929)に化学を学び，76年政府留学生としてアメリカを経てイギリスのロンドン大学ユニバーシティ･カレッジに行き，5年間(1876‐81)A.W.ウィリアムソンらに学ぶ。1学年末の化学の試験で百数十人中1位となり金牌を得た。…

【醸造】より

…日本では明治初年，政府の招聘（しようへい）した欧米の科学者たちによって，醸造をささえる伝承的技術に科学のメスが加えられた。すなわちアトキンソンRobert William Atkinsonは化学的見地より清酒醸造を調査した。清酒，みそ，しょうゆの醸造に重要な役割を果たしている麴についても，アールブルグHermann Ahlburgは麴をつくるカビを分離し，命名した。…

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