Suematsu Kenchō, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Suematsu Kenchō

Japanese politician

Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1855

Place of Birth: Buzen Province, Japan

Date of Death: 05-Oct-1920

Profession: writer, politician, diplomat, historian, journalist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Viscount Suematsu Kencho (?? ??, September 30, 1855 – October 5, 1920) was a Japanese politician, intellectual and author, who lived in the Meiji and Taisho periods.
Apart from his activity in the Japanese government, he also wrote several important works on Japan in English.
He was portrayed in a negative manner in Ryotaro Shiba's novel Saka no ue no kumo.