Author: Takaaki Inuzuka
Publisher: UCL Press
ISBN: 178735931X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Alexander Williamson was professor of chemistry at UCL (1849–87) and a leading scientist of his time. He taught and cared for visiting Japanese students, thereby assisting them with their goal of modernising Japan. This short, accessible biography explores his contribution to nineteenth-century science as well as his lasting impact on Japanese society. In 1863 five students from the Chōshū clan, with a desperate desire to learn from the West, made their way to England. They were put in the care of Williamson and his wife. Their mission was to learn about cutting-edge Western technology, science, economics and politics. When they returned home they rapidly became leading figures in Japanese life at a particularly turbulent time, one of them serving as the country’s first prime minister. Subsequently many other Japanese students followed in their footsteps and studied at UCL. The remarkable story of the part Williamson and UCL played in the modernisation of Japan is little known today. This biography will promote a deeper understanding of Williamson’s scientific innovations and his legacy for Anglo-Japanese relations. An Afterword briefly outlines the extraordinary careers of the pioneering students after they left Britain.
Alexander Williamson
Author: Takaaki Inuzuka
Publisher: UCL Press
ISBN: 178735931X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Alexander Williamson was professor of chemistry at UCL (1849–87) and a leading scientist of his time. He taught and cared for visiting Japanese students, thereby assisting them with their goal of modernising Japan. This short, accessible biography explores his contribution to nineteenth-century science as well as his lasting impact on Japanese society. In 1863 five students from the Chōshū clan, with a desperate desire to learn from the West, made their way to England. They were put in the care of Williamson and his wife. Their mission was to learn about cutting-edge Western technology, science, economics and politics. When they returned home they rapidly became leading figures in Japanese life at a particularly turbulent time, one of them serving as the country’s first prime minister. Subsequently many other Japanese students followed in their footsteps and studied at UCL. The remarkable story of the part Williamson and UCL played in the modernisation of Japan is little known today. This biography will promote a deeper understanding of Williamson’s scientific innovations and his legacy for Anglo-Japanese relations. An Afterword briefly outlines the extraordinary careers of the pioneering students after they left Britain.
Publisher: UCL Press
ISBN: 178735931X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Alexander Williamson was professor of chemistry at UCL (1849–87) and a leading scientist of his time. He taught and cared for visiting Japanese students, thereby assisting them with their goal of modernising Japan. This short, accessible biography explores his contribution to nineteenth-century science as well as his lasting impact on Japanese society. In 1863 five students from the Chōshū clan, with a desperate desire to learn from the West, made their way to England. They were put in the care of Williamson and his wife. Their mission was to learn about cutting-edge Western technology, science, economics and politics. When they returned home they rapidly became leading figures in Japanese life at a particularly turbulent time, one of them serving as the country’s first prime minister. Subsequently many other Japanese students followed in their footsteps and studied at UCL. The remarkable story of the part Williamson and UCL played in the modernisation of Japan is little known today. This biography will promote a deeper understanding of Williamson’s scientific innovations and his legacy for Anglo-Japanese relations. An Afterword briefly outlines the extraordinary careers of the pioneering students after they left Britain.
The Ministry of the Presbytery of Peebles, A.D. 296-1910
Author: Clement Bryce Gunn
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Category : Peeblesshire (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Category : Peeblesshire (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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The Glasgow University Calendar
Author: University of Glasgow
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Languages : en
Pages : 968
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Languages : en
Pages : 968
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Mayflower Pilgrim Descendants in Cape May County, New Jersey
Author: Paul Sturtevant Howe
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
The Cape May County families of Pilgrim descent are from three Mayflower passengers, John Howland, his wife Elizabeth Tilley, and her father, John Tilley. Based on early land, marriage, cemetery and church records, this definitive work contains hundreds of interrelated genealogies, which come down to the early 20th century. At least 10,000 persons are cited in the index.
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
The Cape May County families of Pilgrim descent are from three Mayflower passengers, John Howland, his wife Elizabeth Tilley, and her father, John Tilley. Based on early land, marriage, cemetery and church records, this definitive work contains hundreds of interrelated genealogies, which come down to the early 20th century. At least 10,000 persons are cited in the index.
Nominations of Anthony Ryan, Phillip Swagel, Dean Pinkert, Irving Williamson, Dana Bilyeu, and Mark Warshawsky
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Votes & Proceedings
Author: New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council
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Category : New South Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 1454
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Category : New South Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 1454
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The Bromwell Genealogy
Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Bromwell
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Acetylene-gas Journal ...
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Category : Acetylene
Languages : en
Pages : 702
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Category : Acetylene
Languages : en
Pages : 702
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Famous Chemists
Author: Sir William Augustus Tilden
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Category : Chemists
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Category : Chemists
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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The Scots Law Times
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 766
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 766
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