Yoshida Shōin
Senior Fourth Rank Yoshida Shōin | |
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吉田 松陰 | |
| Born | Sugi Toranosuke (杉 寅之助) September 20, 1830 Hagi, Nagato Province, Japan |
| Died | November 21, 1859 (aged 29) Edo, Japan |
| Cause of death | Decapitation |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Torajirō (寅次郎) |
| Occupation | scholar |
| Parent(s) | Sugi Yurinosuke (father) Kodama Taki (mother) |
| Relatives | Sugi Umetarō (brother) Kodama Yoshiko (sister) Odamura Hisa (sister) Sugi Tsuya (sister) Miwako Katori (sister) Sugi Toshisaburō (brother) Tamaki Bunnoshin (uncle) Yoshida Daisuke (adoptive father) |
| Academic background | |
| Academic advisors | Yusuke Yamada Sakuma Shōzan Asaka Gonsai Miyabe Teizō Yamaga Sosui |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Edo period |
| Institutions | Meirinkan Shōka Sonjuku |
| Notable students | Takasugi Shinsaku Kido Takayoshi Akane Taketo Itō Hirobumi Kusaka Genzui Inoue Kaoru Yamagata Aritomo |
Yoshida Shōin (吉田 松陰; Japanese pronunciation: [jo.ɕi.da (|) ɕoꜜː.iɴ], born Sugi Toranosuke (杉 寅之助); September 20, 1830 – November 21, 1859), commonly named Torajirō (寅次郎), was one of Japan's most distinguished intellectuals in the late years of the Tokugawa shogunate. He devoted himself to nurturing many ishin shishi who in turn made major contributions to the Meiji Restoration.