Mori Arinori
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Mori Arinori (森有礼 Mori Arinori, August 23, 1847-February 12,1889) was a Japanese scholar of Western ideas and enlightenment. He was the first Minister of Education. Selected portions of his writings may be found in W.R. Braisted's book Meiroku Zasshi: Journal of the Japanese Enlightenment.
Mori was the third Japanese minister in Britain.
Further reading
"Mori Arinori, 1847-89: From Diplomat to Statesman", Chapter One, Britain & Japan: Biographical Portraits Volume 4, by Andrew Cobbing, Japan Library 2002. ISBN 190335014X