Masaharu Anesaki

Masaharu Anesaki
Masaharu Anesaki
Born	(1873-07-25)July 25, 1873 Kyoto
Died	July 23, 1949(1949-07-23) (aged 75) Tokyo
Resting place	Japan
Other names	Anesaki Chōfū
Occupation(s)	Philosopher, scholar of Comparative religion, member of House of Peers

Masaharu Anesaki (姉崎 正治, Anesaki Masaharu, born July 25, 1873 – July 23, 1949), also known under his pen name "Chōfū Anesaki" (姉崎 嘲風, Anesaki Chōfū), was a leading Japanese intellectual and scholar of the Meiji period. Anesaki is credited as being the father of religious studies in Japan, but also wrote on a variety of subjects including culture, literature, and politics.^[1] He was also a member of the International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation of the League of Nations.