Inoue Masaru (civil servant)

In this Japanese name, the surname is Inoue.
Inoue Masaru
BornAugust 25, 1843
Hagi, Yamaguchi, Japan
DiedAugust 2, 1910 (1910-08-03) (aged 66)
London, United Kingdom
OccupationEngineer

Viscount Inoue Masaru (井上 勝, August 25, 1843 – August 2, 1910) was the first Director of Railways in Japan[1] and is known as the "father of the Japanese railways".

  1. ^ Aoki, Eiichi (1994). "Dawn of Japanese Railways" (PDF). Japan Railway & Transport Review. JRTR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2010-09-26.