1878
Masaharu Anesaki, Japanese philosopher and scholar (died 1949)
Masaharu Anesaki, Japanese philosopher and scholar (died 1949)
Masaharu Anesaki, Japanese philosopher and scholar (died 1949)
Masaharu Anesaki
Japanese intellectual and scholar (1873–1949)
- Born
- 1878
Masaharu Anesaki , also known under his pen name "Chōfū Anesaki" , was a leading Japanese intellectual and scholar of the Meiji period. Anesaki is credited as being the father of religious studies in Japan, but also wrote on a variety of subjects including culture, literature, and politics. He was also a member of the International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation of the League of Nations.