Mori Arinori

Mori Arinori
森 有礼
Mori Arinori
Born(1847-08-23)August 23, 1847
Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
DiedFebruary 12, 1889(1889-02-12) (aged 41)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Diplomat, cabinet minister, educator
In this Japanese name, the surname is Mori.

Viscount Mori Arinori (森 有礼) (August 23, 1847 – February 12, 1889) was a Meiji period Japanese statesman, diplomat, and founder of Japan's modern educational system. Mori Arinori served as the first Minister of Education in the first Ito Cabinet of Japan, playing a key role in establishing the educational system during the Empire of Japan. He, along with Inoue Kowashi, laid the foundation of Japan’s educational system by issuing several orders from 1886, which included the establishment of elementary, middle, normal school systems, and an imperial university system. This was a crucial step in Japan’s modernization efforts during the Meiji era.[1]

  1. ^ "森有礼｜近代日本人の肖像". 近代日本人の肖像 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-14.