Dr. David Murray : Superintendent of Education in the Empire of Japan, 1873-1879

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This is the first biography in English of an uncommon American, Dr. David Murray, professor of mathematics at Rutgers University, who was appointed by the Japanese government as Superintendent of Education in the Empire of Japan in 1873. Murray's unwavering commitment to the modernization of Ja...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duke, Benjamin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Murray, David, > 1830-1905.
Public schools.
Educators.
Education and state.
Education.
College teachers.
Éducateurs > Japon > Biographies.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale > Japon > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Écoles publiques > Japon > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Éducation > Japon > Histoire > 19e siecle.
College teachers > New Jersey > Biography.
Rutgers College > Employees > Biography.
Educators > Japan > Biography.
Education and state > Japan > History > 19th century.
Public schools > Japan > History > 19th century.
Education > Japan > History > 19th century.
New Jersey.
Japan.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This is the first biography in English of an uncommon American, Dr. David Murray, professor of mathematics at Rutgers University, who was appointed by the Japanese government as Superintendent of Education in the Empire of Japan in 1873. Murray's unwavering commitment to the modernization of Japanese education renders him an educational pioneer in early Meiji Japan.
Physical Description:1 online resource (426 pages).
ISBN:9780813595016

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