Takekoshi Yosaburō
Japanese historian and politician
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| Intro | Japanese historian and politician | |
| A.K.A. | Takekoshi Yosaburo Yosaburo Takekoshi Yosaburō Takekoshi | |
| A.K.A. | Takekoshi Yosaburo Yosaburo Takekoshi Yosaburō Takekoshi | |
| Places | Japan | |
| was | Historian | |
| Work field | Social science | |
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| Birth | 22 November 1865, Honjō-shuku | |
| Death | 12 January 1950 (aged 84 years) |
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Takekoshi Yosaburō (竹越 與三郎, November 22, 1865 – January 12, 1950) was a Japanese historian and politician, member of the Diet and Privy councillor. He was a graduate of Keiō Gijuku.
Takekoshi was a committed advocate of Japanese expansion into the South Seas, rather than China.
Among his works published in English are Japanese Rule in Formosa and a monumental Economic Aspects of the Civilization of Japan, which includes a wealth of quantitative data from pre-modern sources.