Older Portrait of Agero Nosei
Title
Older Portrait of Agero Nosei
Description
Portrait of Professor Agero Nosei in his later years. He came to study at Tualatin Academy (1870-1874) and Pacific University (Class of 1876, B.S.) after fleeing Japan in the wake of the Boshin War of 1868-1869. Eventually he returned to Japan and became an educator. He rose to high rank, gaining the Imperial appointment of Secretary of the Department of Education and becoming superintendent of Tokyo City Schools from 1883-1895. He died of an unknown illness December 18, 1895. A monument to him sits in Zenkoji Park in Nogano, Japan.
[front] [Japanese text]; [back] Prof Nose [sic]
Date Created
circa 1890s
Subject
Place
Medium
gelatin silver prints
Language
English
Japanese
Identifier
PUApic_008040
Rights
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Type
Still Image