Mori Ōgai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mori Ōgai

Japanese general and novelist

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1862

Place of Birth: Tsuwano, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 08-Jul-1922

Profession: physician, military personnel, poet, playwright, translator, physician writer, literary critic, novelist, linguist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Lieutenant-General Mori Rintaro (????, February 17, 1862 – July 8, 1922), known by his pen name Mori Ogai (???), was a Japanese Army Surgeon general officer, translator, novelist, poet and father of famed author Mari Mori.
He obtained his medical license at a very young age and introduced translated German literary works to the Japanese public.
Mori Ogai also was considered the first to successfully express the art of western poetry in Japanese.
He wrote many works and created many writing styles.
The Wild Geese (1911–13) is considered his major work.
After his death, he was considered one of the leading writers who modernized Japanese literature.