Edward S. Morse
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Edward Sylvester Morse (June 18, 1838 – December 20, 1925) was a US zoologist and orientalist.
In 1877 Morse visited Japan in search of zoological specimens and was offered a post at the University of Tokyo. He went on to recommend several fellow Americans as o-yatoi gaikokujin (hired foreigners) to support the modernisation of the Meiji Era.
Bibliography
- Rosenstone, R.A. (1988) Mirror in the Shrine – American Encounters with Meiji Japan ISBN 0674576411
- Wayman, D.G. (1942) Edward Sylvester Morse: A Biography