Kiichi Matsuda
Kiichi Matsuda | |
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| Born | December 1, 1887 Uki, Kumamoto, Japan |
| Died | July 30, 1968 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Known for | Education of practical farming to many farmers. Hirohito visited him at his farm in 1949 |
Kiichi Matsuda (松田 喜一, Matsuda Kiichi, December 1, 1887 – July 30, 1968) was a Japanese professor of agriculture who lived in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, during the Taishō and Shōwa periods. Over 48 years, he taught farming techniques to 3,600 students at Matsuda Farm, his private school, and forty thousand people attended his lectures during that time.