Uryū Sotokichi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetUryū Sotokichi
Japanese admiral and politician
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
About Uryū Sotokichi
- Baron Uryu Sotokichi (?? ??, 2 January 1857 – 11 November 1937) was an early admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, active in the Russo-Japanese War, most notably at the Battle of Chemulpo Bay and the Battle of Tsushima.
- His name has sometimes been transliterated as "Uriu Sotokichi", or "Uriu Sotokitchi", a transliteration of older kana spelling.
- The spelling is different by current accepted methods of transliteration, but the pronunciation is the same as the modern spelling for Uryu (????).
Read more at Wikipedia