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Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn

Writer and translator
Yakumo Koizumi, born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was a Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West. Wikipedia
Born: June 27, 1850, Lefkada, Greece
Died: September 26, 1904 (age 54 years), Tokyo, Japan
Spouse: Setsu Koizumi (m. 1891–1904) and Alethea Foley (m. 1874–1877)