Matthew Calbraith Perry
Matthew Calbraith Perry (born April 10, 1794 in Newport , Rhode Island , † March 4, 1858 in New York City , New York ) was an American naval officer, most recently as commander with the honorary title of Commodore .
Life
Matthew Calbraith Perry was the son of a naval officer and a younger brother of Oliver Hazard Perry, famous for his victory in the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813 . During the Mexican-American War , he succeeded Commodore David Conner as Commander of the Home Squadron and launched attacks on a number of Mexican coastal cities.
On July 8, 1853, the so-called Black Ships Mississippi , Plymouth , Saratoga and Susquehanna , a squadron of American warships, landed under Perry's command in the port of Uraga near Edo (today's Tokyo ) to force Japan to open up to the west. On the basis of the Kanagawa contract concluded on March 31, 1854 between Abe Masahiro and Perry , the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate were initially opened to American ships for loading provisions. In addition, the treaty agreed on “good treatment” for Americans and favoring American ships.
The flag of Perry's flagship was affixed to the superstructure of the battleship USS Missouri , on which the surrender was signed on September 2, 1945, when Japan surrendered in World War II .
Perry's daughter Caroline was married to the German-American banker, representative of the Rothschilds and politician August Belmont .
Matthew Calbraith Perry died at the age of 63 and was buried in Island Cemetery in Newport , Rhode Island .
literature
- William Elliott Griffis: Matthew Calbraith Perry. A Typical American Naval Officer . Cupples & Hurd, Boston 1887.
- Samuel E. Morison: "Old Bruin": Commodore Matthew C. Perry, 1794-1858 . Little, Brown, Boston 1967.
- Matthew Calbraith Perry: The Opening Up of Japan. Admiral Perry's memories of the voyage of the American fleet in 1853/54. Edited by Albrecht Wirth and Adolf Dirr . (= Library of memorable journeys. Stories about famous journeys from the pen of participants . Ed. Ernst Schultze. Volume 2). Gutenberg-Verlag, Hamburg 1910.
Web links
- Matthew Calbraith Perry and Yokosuka (English, Japanese)
- Perry Visits Japan: A Visual History (English)
- Yomiuri Shimbun : Perry - 90% name recognition among primary school students in Japan ( Memento from May 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), 2008. (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ knerger.de: The grave of Matthew Calbraith Perry
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Perry, Matthew Calbraith |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | マ シ ュ ー ・ カ ル ブ レ ー ス ・ ペ リ ー (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American naval officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1794 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newport , Rhode Island , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 1858 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York , USA |