Miyatake Gaikotsu
Miyatake Gaikotsu ( Japanese 宮 武 外 骨 ; born January 18, 1867 in Sanuki Province (now: Kagawa Prefecture ); † July 28, 1955 ) was a Japanese journalist and media historian . His childhood name ( yōmyō ) was Kameshirō ( 亀 四郎 ).
Live and act
Gaikotsu Miyatake was born the fourth son of a samurai . At the age of 20, he published his first satirical magazine Tonchi Kyōkai Zasshi ( 頓 智 協会 雑 誌 , German " repartee club magazine "). In 1889 he was imprisoned for the first time for a parody of the emperor, which was viewed as an insult to majesty (不敬 罪, Fukeizai). In total he served four sentences in his life and spent more than three years in prison.
Gaikotsu Miyatake is best known for his humorous monthly Kokkei Shimbun ( 滑稽 新聞 ), which he published from 1901.
In 1927 he became head of the "Library for newspapers and magazines of the Meiji period" ( 明治 新聞 雑 誌 文庫 , Meiji shimbun zasshi bunko ) at the Imperial University of Tokyo and devoted himself to their studies.
Miyatake wrote more than 100 books, including "History of Morality" (猥褻 風俗 史, Waisetsu fūzoku-shi) in 1911, "History of Gambling" (賭博 史, Tobaku-shi) and "History of Meiji Era public speaking" (明治 演説 史; Meiji enzetsu-shi) 1929.
literature
- S. Noma (Ed.): Miyatake Gaikotsu . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993. ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 989.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c 宮 武 外 骨 . In: デ ジ タ ル 版 日本人 名 大 辞典 + Plus /kotobank.jp. January 20, 2009, Retrieved June 20, 2011 (Japanese, digital version by Kōdansha Nihon Jinmei Jiten . Kōdansha , 2009).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miyatake, Gaikotsu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 宮 武 外 骨 (Japanese); 宮 武 亀 四郎 (Japanese, childhood name); Miyatake Kameshirō (childhood name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese journalist and media historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sanuki Province (now: Kagawa Prefecture ), Japan |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 1955 |