Tanaka Hisashige
Japanese rangaku scholar, engineer and inventor
Hisashige Tanaka (田中 久重; October 16, 1799 – November 7, 1881) was a Japanese businessman, inventor, mechanical engineer, and rangaku scholar who was prominent during the Bakumatsu and early Meiji period in Japan. In 1875, he founded what became the Toshiba Corporation.2
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Born Oct 16, 1799, died Nov 7, 1881.1
About
He has been called the "Thomas Edison of Japan" or "Karakuri Giemon."
From Wikipedia’s article on Tanaka Hisashige, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
Career
Occupation: inventor.4
Personal life
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- 1WikidataTanaka Hisashige on Wikidata
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- 8WikidataToshiba, Founder