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]

Identifier

PUApic_008040

Subject

Students

Student exchange programs

Educational exchanges

International education

Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae

Portraits

Nosei, Agero

Asian American Studies

Education History

Cultural Studies

Spatial Coverage

Japan

Language

English

Japanese

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Pacific University Archives at archives@pacificu.edu.

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Date Created

circa 1890s

Date

1890/1899

Medium

gelatin silver prints

Source

Photo Image Collection, Pacific University Archives

Type

Still Image