Konoe Atsumaro

Konoe Atsumaro
Duke Konoe Atsumaro
Born(1863-08-10)August 10, 1863
DiedJanuary 1, 1904(1904-01-01) (aged 40)
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materLeipzig University
Occupation(s)Politician, Educator
SpousesMaeda Sawako
ChildrenFumimaro
Hidemaro
Naomaro
Tadamaro
FatherKonoe Tadafusa
RelativesMaeda Yoshiyasu (father-in-law)

Prince Konoe Atsumaro (近衛 篤麿, August 10, 1863 – January 1, 1904) was a Japanese politician and journalist of the Meiji era.[1] He served as the 3rd President of the House of Peers and 7th President of the Gakushūin Peer's School in Meiji period Japan. He was the father of Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe and the great-grandfather of Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa.

  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Konoe Atsumaro" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 558, p. 558, at Google Books.