Maejima Hisoka

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Baron Maejima Hisoka 前島 密
Baron Maejima Hisoka
Born	(1835-01-24)January 24, 1835 Shimoikebe, Kubiki, Echigo, Japan
Died	April 27, 1919(1919-04-27) (aged 84) Ashina, Nishiura, Miura, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation(s)	Government official, Entrepreneur
Known for	Founding the first Japanese postal system
Japanese name
Kanji	前島 密
Hiragana	まえじま ひそか
Transcriptions Romanization Maejima Hisoka

Baron Maejima Hisoka (前島 密, January 24, 1835 – April 27, 1919), born Ueno Fusagorō (上野 房五郎), was a Japanese statesman, politician, and businessman in Meiji-period Japan. Maejima founded the Japanese postal service, and is known as Yūbin Seido no Chichi (郵便制度の父), or "Father of the Postal System".^[1]