Tanabe Sadayoshi

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Tanabe Sadayoshi ( Japanese 田 辺 定義 ; born October 20, 1888 in Kio; † January 18, 2000 in Kawasaki ) was a Japanese bibliographer .

Life

He gained notoriety beyond the borders of Japan in particular through the promotion of Japanese Studies in the United States . He started an exchange program with the University of Michigan , and Tanabe acted as a consultant at their Center for Japanese Studies in Okayama . Tanabe was director of the Tokyo Institute of Municipal Research.

After the death of his compatriot Denzo Ishisaki - the age of the Spaniard Antonio Urrea-Hernandez was only confirmed in 2005 - he was considered the oldest living man in the world at the age of 110. The American John Painter, who was born a month before him, also claimed this title. However, since there are inconsistencies between some birth certificates, it is not fully recognized.

Literature and writings

  • with Suruki Akagi, Naiseishi Kenkyūkai: Tanabe Sadayoshi-shi danwa sokkiroku. (田 辺 定義, 1888–) in: Naiseishi kenkyū shiryō. Pp. 90-92. [Tokyo 1971], OCLC 24692423 (biography).
  • Shisei hoshi nanajunen. Tanabe Sadayoshi sensei no kataru. Tokyo 1978, OCLC 123051773 .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Page VII on quod.lib.umich.edu, accessed on May 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ Defense Technical Information Center at dtic.mil, accessed on May 18, 2014. (PDF, p. 8.)
  3. ↑ The 110 Club on z3.invisionfree.com, accessed on May 18, 2014.
Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Tanabe is the family name, Sadayoshi the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Tanabe, Sadayoshi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 田 辺 定義 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese bibliographer
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Kio
DATE OF DEATH January 18, 2000
Place of death Kawasaki