著者

本井 康博

出版者

日本英学史学会

雑誌

英学史研究 (ISSN:03869490)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1988, no.20, pp.123-135, 1987

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Though Yasujiro Shimizu paid indispensable roles in the history of English studies in modern Japan, he still remains unknown to us.<BR>This report intends to introduce him as clearly as possible, casting a light on his young days, especially when he was employed as a teacher at Doshisha and Naniwa-Joggako (now Osaka-Jogakuin).<BR>Firstly, he was an early member of Osaka Church, having an intimate acquaintance with Rev. Paul Sawayama.<BR>Secondly, he was an earnest teacher of English at so many Christian schools including Meiji-Gakuin, Shoan-Joggako (now Heian-Jogakuin), Doshisha and Naniwa-Joggako.<BR>And lastly, he was famous for his abundant scholarship in English literature, being the president of Japan Academy of English Literature in 1880s.