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2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Diro Kitao Renaissance Project

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 25560130
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Sociology/History of science and technology
Research InstitutionShimane University

Principal Investigator

NISHIWAKI Hiroshi  島根大学, 外国語教育センター, 教授 (00144684)

Research Collaborator HIROTA Isamu  
HIROSE Takehiko  
NISHIMOTO Masaki  
UENO Keiko  
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Keywords北尾次郎 / 科学史 / 数理物理学史 / 建築学史 / 法学史 / ジャポニスム / 日独交流史 / 日本人によるドイツ語文学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In our project, we evaluated Diro Kitao as one of the greatest predecessor of mathematical meteorology in Japan and placed him justly in scientific history for the first time. We also demonstrated again that the building that is shown to the public as De Larande House at Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectual Museum is actually Diro Kitao Residence, considering the interior design of the residence. Furthermore, we pointed out the possibility that Diro Kitao is one of the candidate models of Toyotaro Ota, the main character of "Maihime" written by Ogai Mori. A study of the historical significance of the "Origin and History of the Prussian Constitution" was done as well. Finally, the firstprint of Diro Kitao's manuscripts of his German novel "Waldnymphe"II-3 was completed.

Free Research Field

ドイツ語教育,ドイツ語圏文化論,日独交流史

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Published: 2018-03-22  

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