| Ginnosuke Tanaka |
Ginnosuke Tanaka |
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(1873-01-20)January 20, 1873 |
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August 27, 1933(1933-08-27) (aged 60) |
Ginnosuke Tanaka (田中 銀之助, Tanaka Ginnosuke?, January 20, 1873 - August 27, 1933) is credited with the introduction of rugby to Japan. He was educated at the Leys School in Cambridge and then Trinity Hall, a college of Cambridge University.[1] He introduced rugby to students at Keio University, in 1899, with the help of Edward Bramwell Clarke. Later, he pursued a career in banking.
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- For the historical background see 'Britain's Contribution to the Development of Rugby Football in Japan 1874-1998' by Alison Nish, Chapter 27, Britain & Japan: Biographical Portraits , Volume III, Japan Library, 1999 ISBN 1-873410-89-1
- Japanese Students at Cambridge University in the Meiji Era, 1868-1912: Pioneers for the Modernization of Japan, by Noboru Koyama, translated by Ian Ruxton, lulu.com, 2004. ISBN 1-4116-1256-6).
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Tanaka, Ginnosuke |
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Japanese rugby union player |
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1873 |
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