Masamune Atsuo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Masamune Atsuo

Literature researcher and poet

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1881

Place of Birth: Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 12-Nov-1958

Profession: poet

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Masamune Atsuo

  • Masamune Atsuo (?? ??, November 15, 1881 – November 12, 1958) was a researcher of Japanese literature and a poet. Born in Wake District Honami (present-day Bizen), Okayama Prefecture, he was the younger brother of novelist and literary critic Masamune Hakucho.
  • While his brother moved to Tokyo to work, Atsuo remained home and ran the family business.
  • He studied waka under the guidance of Inoue Michiyasu, and was friends with Shimaki Akahiko and Saito Mokichi.
  • In addition to work, he wrote waka and researched Japanese literature.
  • Due to his achievements, in 1952 he became a professor at Notre Dame Seishin University in Okayama. He collected old and rare books, and in 1936 established the Masamune Collection (????).
  • This collection is still in existence and contains many valuable texts.

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