Portrait of Agero Nosei

Title

Portrait of Agero Nosei

Description

Portrait of Agero Nosei. He came to study at Tualatin Academy (1870-1874) and Pacific University (Class of 1876, B.S.) after fleeing Japan in the wake of the Boshin War of 1868-1869. Eventually he returned to Japan and became an educator. He rose to high rank, gaining the Imperial appointment of Secretary of the Department of Education and becoming superintendent of Tokyo City Schools from 1883-1895. He died of an unknown illness December 18, 1895. A monument to him sits in Zenkoji Park in Nogano, Japan.

Creator

Shuster & Davidson, photographers

Date

circa 1870s

Is Part Of

Photo Image Collection, Pacific University Archives

Format

card photographs

Identifier

PUApic_008039

Subject

StudentsStudent exchange programs
Educational exchanges
International education
Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae
Portraits

Type

Still Image

Rights

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