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Kiyoshi Matsuda

まつだ きよし

Matsuda Kiyoshi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1947-01-01
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Cultural environmental scholar, University professor, Researcher
Active Years
1974-
Affiliations
Kyoto University (Professor Emeritus), Kanda University of International Studies, Japan Studies Institute (Visiting Professor), Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (Professor)
Memberships
Kinsei Kyoto Society (Founding Executive Secretary)

Education

Tokai High School
Period: 〜1966
Year of Graduation: 1966
Country: Japan
Nagoya University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters / Department of Literature
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Period: 1966-1970
Year of Graduation: 1970
Country: Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Letters
Kyoto University
Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies
Degree: PhD
Period: 2007
Year of Graduation: 2007
Country: Japan
Doctor of Human and Environmental Studies. Doctoral thesis: "Bibliographic Study of Western Learning"

Awards

Shinmura Izuru Prize (18th)
Work: Bibliographic Study of Western Learning
Organization: Shinmura Izuru Memorial Foundation
Result: 受賞
Kochi Publishing Academic Prize (9th)
Organization: Kochi City Cultural Promotion Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bibliographic Study of Western Learning

2007 Scholarly work

A study organizing and examining the bibliographic history and dissemination of Western learning in Japan based on primary sources. Includes analysis of Japan-Europe knowledge exchange and Edo-period craftsmanship.

Western learning (yogaku)BibliographyJapan-Europe exchangeEdo technical history

Bibliography

  • Bibliographic Study of Western Learning
  • Craftsmanship and Knowledge in Edo

Style & Themes

Literary Style
AcademicSource-focusedAnalytical
Recurring Motifs
Bibliographic approachesJapan-Europe knowledge exchangeEdo-period technology and craftsmanship

Legacy

Through detailed source-based research in Western learning and bibliography, he has made significant contributions to the history of Japan-Europe knowledge exchange and Edo technical history. He has also contributed to mentoring younger scholars through university teaching and academic society leadership.

Academic Societies

  • Kinsei Kyoto Society

Trivia

  • Maintains an official research lab website (Matsuda Kiyoshi Research Lab).
  • Active on social media (X: @happymnt, Facebook: kiyomatsulabo).