Nakae Chōmin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nakae Chōmin

Japanese politician

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1847

Place of Birth: Kōchi, Japan

Date of Death: 13-Dec-1901

Profession: politician, translator, journalist, philosopher

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Nakae Chomin (?? ??, December 8, 1847 – December 13, 1901) was the pen-name of a journalist, political theorist and statesman in Meiji-period Japan.
His real name was Nakae Tokusuke (?? ??).
His major contribution was the popularization of the egalitarian doctrines of the French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau in Japan.
As a result, Nakae is thought to have been a major force in the development of liberalism in early Japanese politics.