Alexander Williamson

A Victorian Chemist and the Making of Modern Japan

Alexander Williamson
Takaaki Inuzuka, Haruko Laurie
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h234 x 156mm - 146pg
9 Jun 2021 UK
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9781787359321
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A short, accessible biography exploring Alexander Williamson' s contribution to nineteenth-century science and Japanese society. Alexander Williamson was a leading scientist and professor of chemistry at University College London in the late nineteenth century. He taught and cared for visiting Japanese students, assisting them with their goal of modernizing 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 Choshu 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. The remarkable story of the part Williamson and University College London played in the modernization 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.
Takaaki Inuzuka (1944-2020) studied economics at Gukushuin University and was awarded a PhD in literature by Hosei University. He was Emeritus Professor at Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University, where he was also a former Vice-President, and served as Honorary President of the Satsuma Students Museum. He specialised in the history of Japan' s international relations during the Meiji period, on which he published numerous books, including biographical accounts of Japanese students who studied abroad. Haruko Laurie is an Emeritus Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge and taught Japanese in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge for 40 years. Her publications include An Introduction to Modern Japanese.
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ISBN-13: 9781787359321
Published: 9 Jun 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: UCL Press
Publisher: UCL Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 146

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