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Hiraga Gennai

Hiraga Gennai (平賀 源内; born c.1729; died 1779 or 1780) was a Japanese polymath and rōnin of the Edo period. He was a pharmacologist, student of Rangaku, author, painter and inventor well known for his Erekiteru (electrostatic generator), Kandankei (thermometer): 462 and Kakanpu (asbestos cloth): 67 . Gennai composed several works of literature, including…

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Education
Student of Rangaku: 65
Born
c.1729 Sanuki, Sanuki Province, Japan: 461
Occupations
author, painter and inventor
Other names
Kyūkei (鳩渓), Fūrai Sanjin (風来山人), Tenjiku rōnin (天竺浪人) and Fukuchi Kigai (福内鬼外)

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related to history · 23
Hiraga Gennai → Confucianism, Date, Gennai, He, Hiraga, However, Kagawa, Mutsu, Mutsu Province, Saku District, Sanuki, Sanuki Province, Shidoura, Shikoku, Shinano Province, Shiroishi, Shiroishi Mozaemon, Takamatsu, Takamatsu Domain, Takeda
related to Grave of Hiraga Gennai · 21
Hiraga Gennai → Asakusabashi, Behind, Count Yorinaga Matsudaira, Despite, Fukusuke, Great Kantō, Hashiba, Hibiya Line, Hiraga, In, It, Itabashi, Kagawa, Minami-Senju Station, National Historic Site, Sanuki, Sosen-ji, Sugita Genpaku, Taitō-ku, The
related to Further reading · 13
Hiraga Gennai → Approaches, Bogdan, Bulletin, David, Education, Ehime University, Faculty, Foreign Language, Foreign Language Learning, Japan's Isolation Period, PDF, Rangaku, Yasunori Fukuda
related to Appearances in fiction · 5
Hiraga Gennai → Edo, Gennai, In, TBS, Toshiyuki Nishida
related to External links · 3
Hiraga Gennai → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Born · 1
Hiraga Gennai → c.1729 Sanuki, Sanuki Province, Japan: 461
Education · 1
Hiraga Gennai → Student of Rangaku: 65
Occupations · 1
Hiraga Gennai → author, painter and inventor
Other names · 1
Hiraga Gennai → Kyūkei (鳩渓), Fūrai Sanjin (風来山人), Tenjiku rōnin (天竺浪人) and Fukuchi Kigai (福内鬼外)

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Hiraga GennaiBornc.1729 Sanuki, Sanuki Province, Japan: 4611.00infobox
Hiraga GennaiEducationStudent of Rangaku: 651.00infobox
Hiraga GennaiOccupationsauthor, painter and inventor1.00infobox
Hiraga GennaiOther namesKyūkei (鳩渓), Fūrai Sanjin (風来山人), Tenjiku rōnin (天竺浪人) and Fukuchi Kigai (福内鬼外)1.00infobox
Hiraga Gennairelated to Appearances in fictionTBS0.60section
Hiraga Gennairelated to Appearances in fictionGennai0.60section
Hiraga Gennairelated to Appearances in fictionToshiyuki Nishida0.60section
Hiraga Gennairelated to Appearances in fictionIn0.60section
Hiraga Gennairelated to Appearances in fictionEdo0.60section
Hiraga Gennairelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Hiraga Gennairelated to External linksMedia0.60section
Hiraga Gennairelated to External linksWikimedia Commons0.60section

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