Josiah Conder

Architect

1852 – 1920

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Who was Josiah Conder?

Josiah Conder was a British architect who worked as a foreign advisor to the government of Meiji period Japan. He designed numerous public buildings in Tokyo, including the Rokumeikan, and educated many Japanese architects who later won distinction, and hence Japanese called him the "father of Japanese modern architecture."

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Born
Sep 28, 1852
London
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Education
  • University of London
Died
Jun 21, 1920
Tokyo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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