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
MonarchShōwa
Preceded byNakagawa Kenzō
Succeeded byKiyoshi Hasegawa
Personal details
Born(1877-10-01)1 October 1877
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Died4 July 1962(1962-07-04) (aged 84)
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
AwardsGrand 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 service1898–1936
Rank Admiral
CommandsHirado
Battles/warsRusso-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).