Seizō Kobayashi
Seizō Kobayashi | |
|---|---|
小林 躋造 | |
Japanese Admiral Seizō Kobayashi | |
| 17th Governor General of Taiwan | |
| In office 2 September 1936 – 27 November 1940 | |
| Monarch | Shōwa |
| Preceded by | Nakagawa Kenzō |
| Succeeded by | Kiyoshi Hasegawa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1877 Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 4 July 1962 (aged 84) Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Awards | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Years of service | 1898–1936 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | Hirado |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War World War I |
Admiral Seizō Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 躋造, Hepburn: Kobayashi Seizō, 1 October 1877 – 4 July 1962) was a Japanese naval commander, commander of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1931–1933) and the 17th Governor-General of Taiwan (1936–1940).