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1 online resource (xiv, 133 pages) |
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Contents |
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 A Traveller of Intelligence -- 2 Birkbeck Laboratory at UCL -- 3 The Chsh Five -- 4 The Satsuma Nineteen -- 5 The Fate of the Early Students -- 6 Bridge to Japan's Modernisation -- 7 Towards 'Unity Out of Difference' -- Appendix: The Names of the Chsh Five and Satsuma Nineteen -- Afterword: Serendipity: The Ever-Widening Circle -- Further Reading -- Notes -- Index -- Back Cover |
Summary |
Alexander Williamson was professor of chemistry at UCL (1849-87) and a leading scientist of his time. He taught and cared for visiting Japanese students, thereby assisting them with their goal of modernising Japan. This short, accessible biography explores his contribution to nineteenth-century science as well as his lasting impact on Japanese society.In 1863 five students from the Chsh clan, with a desperate desire to learn from the West, made their way to England. They were put in the care of Williamson and his wife. Their mission was to learn about cutting-edge Western technology, science, economics and politics. When they returned home they rapidly became leading figures in Japanese life at a particularly turbulent time, one of them serving as the country's first prime minister. Subsequently many other Japanese students followed in their footsteps and studied at UCL.The remarkable story of the part Williamson and UCL played in the modernisation of Japan is little known today. This biography will promote a deeper understanding of Williamson's scientific innovations and his legacy for Anglo-Japanese relations. An Afterword briefly outlines the extraordinary careers of the pioneering students after they left Britain. |
Subject |
Williamson, Alexander, 1829-1890.
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University College, London -- History -- 19th century.
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University College, London
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Chemists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Japanese students -- England -- History -- 19th century.
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Chemists
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Japanese students
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England https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpYDdYvBpjXV6WpybK68C
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Great Britain https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP
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Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Other Form: |
ebook version : 9781787359345 |
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Original 1787359328 9781787359321 1787359336 9781787359338 (OCoLC)1229088304 |
ISBN |
9781787359345 (electronic bk.) |
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1787359344 (electronic bk.) |
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1787359328 |
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9781787359321 |
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1787359336 |
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9781787359338 |
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9781787359314 (electronic bk.) |
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178735931X (electronic bk.) |
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9781787359352 (Kindle ebook) |
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1787359352 |
Standard No. |
AU@ 000069442052 |
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UKMGB 020159345 |
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AU@ 000070440513 |
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AU@ 000074157354 |
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