Yamaoka Magokichi

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Magokichi Yamaoka, 1953

Yamaoka Magokichi ( Japanese 山岡 孫吉 ; * March 22, 1888 , † March 8, 1962 ) was a Japanese entrepreneur.

Yamaoka founded the mechanical engineering company Yanmar in 1912 . Before the Second World War he studied in Munich . He was also interested in Rudolf Diesel , which is why he was often in Augsburg in the course of his research . After the end of the war, now back at his company, he donated the Rudolf Diesel Memorial Grove there in Wittelsbacher Park . In 1955 he was awarded the Rudolf Diesel Medal . At his instigation, the Japanese cities of Amagasaki and Nagahama , where his company's production facilities were located, became official partner cities of Augsburg in 1959 .

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Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Yamaoka is the family name, Magokichi the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Yamaoka, Magokichi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 山岡 孫吉 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1888
DATE OF DEATH March 8, 1962