Satō Issai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Satō Issai

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1772

Place of Birth: Nihonbashi-Hamachō, Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 19-Oct-1859

Profession: Confucian scholar

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Sato Issai (?? ??, 14 November 1772 – 19 October 1859) was a famous Confucian scholar during the late Edo period from Iwamura-han, Mino No Kuni (currently ??? Iwamura-cho in Gifu Prefecture). Adopted by the Hayashi clan of scholars, his teachings or stints as adviser had a deep impact on many figures of the last days of the shogunate such as the reformers Tsugaru Yukitsugu, Sakuma Shozan, the painter Watanabe Kazan, Yokoi Shonan, and Nakamura Masanao.