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= Only education can distinguish the rich and the poor or the wise and the stupid. =

January 10, 1835 – February 3, 1917



Basic Information
Japanese author, educator, and publisher and was considered to the most influential man outside government service in the Japan of the Meiji Restoration. He was a normal Japanese citizen for his entire life.

Fukuzawa Yukichi believed that every man could benefit from at least a rudimentary education, and that only when the Japanese people were taught to stand independently could the Japanese nation hope to be free of the influence of Western powers.

What did he do?
 He published a Japanese newspaper Jiji-Shinpo (1882), which received wide circulation and encouraged people to enlighten themselves. Encouraged people to adopt a modern political attitude towards the change in social and political structures of Japan. Fukuzawa wrote more than 100 books of parliamentary government, popular education, language reform, women’s rights, and a host of other causes. In 1868 he founded Keiō Gijuku, which is currently Keiō University, the first great university independent of government domination and produced many business leaders.

Sources: "The Autobiography of Yukichi Fukuzawa." //The Autobiography of Yukichi Fukuzawa //. N.p., 4 Apr. 2008. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. .

"Fukuzawa Yukichi | The British School in Tokyo Principal's Blog." //Fukuzawa Yukichi | The British School in Tokyo Principal's Blog //. N.p., 6 Oct. 2005. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. .

"Britannica Mobile Edition." //Britannica Mobile //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. N.p., 19 Feb. 2003. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://m.eb.com/topic/221689>.