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Alexander Williamson (eBook)

A Victorian chemist and the making of modern Japan
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2021
UCL Press (Verlag)
9781787359345 (ISBN)

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Alexander Williamson -  Takaaki Inuzuka
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Alexander Williamson was professor of chemistry at UCL (1849-87) and a leading scientist of his time. He taught and cared for visiting Japanese students, thereby assisting them with their goal of modernising Japan. This short, accessible biography explores his contribution to nineteenth-century science as well as his lasting impact on Japanese society.In 1863 five students from the Choshu clan, with a desperate desire to learn from the West, made their way to England. They were put in the care of Williamson and his wife. Their mission was to learn about cutting-edge Western technology, science, economics and politics. When they returned home they rapidly became leading figures in Japanese life at a particularly turbulent time, one of them serving as the country's first prime minister. Subsequently many other Japanese students followed in their footsteps and studied at UCL.The remarkable story of the part Williamson and UCL played in the modernisation of Japan is little known today. This biography will promote a deeper understanding of Williamson's scientific innovations and his legacy for Anglo-Japanese relations. An Afterword briefly outlines the extraordinary careers of the pioneering students after they left Britain.Praise for Alexander Williamson'A fine English translation of the Japanese original, a compact biography whose whose middle chapters form a useful treatment of Williamson's central role in the science education of the earliest Japanese travellers to Britain. ... Readers looking for a compact and readable account of Williamson and his role in the early scientific contacts between Japan and England will find this book helpful.' Ambix'This book is not primarily a history of science or a history of chemistry in the traditional sense. But the light Takaaki Inuzuka shines on the exchange between Japan and England around science and industry is very interesting, leaving this reader with a desire to know more.' Metascience'Beginners in the history of science in modern Japan might get a lot of insight into the connection between the University of London, British trading companies, and Japanese history. It also has more than thirty lovely figures and photographs. It is excellent reading material for young students, who might be inspired to imagine the students of modern Japan and other countries.' Isis

Takaaki Inuzuka (1944–2020) studied economics at Gukushuin University and was awarded a PhD in literature by Hosei University. He was Emeritus Professor at Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University, where he was also a former Vice-President, and served as Honorary President of the Satsuma Students Museum. He specialised in the history of Japan's international relations during the Meiji period, on which he published numerous books, including biographical accounts of Japanese students who studied abroad. Translated by: Haruko Laurie is an Emeritus Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge and taught Japanese in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge for 40 years. Her publications include An Introduction to Modern Japanese.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 9.6.2021
Übersetzer Haruko Laurie
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Schulbuch / Wörterbuch Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
Naturwissenschaften
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-13 9781787359345 / 9781787359345
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