Ōmura Masujirō
Japanese Politician
Ōmura Masujirō was a Japanese military leader and theorist in Bakumatsu period Japan. He was the "Father" of the Imperial Japanese Army, launching a modern military force closely patterned after the French system of the day. Wikipedia
Born: May 30, 1824, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan
Died: December 7, 1869 (age 45 years), 2 Chome, Osaka, Japan
Children: Ōmura Matsujirō
Education: Kangien (1843–1844)