Seiichi Tejima, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSeiichi Tejima
Japanese educator
Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1850
Place of Birth: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Date of Death: 23-Jan-1918
Profession: head teacher
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Seiichi Tejima
- Incorporates translated material from the article in the Japanese Wikipedia Seiichi Tejima (?? ??, Tejima Seiichi, 1850-01-11 - 1918-01-23) was a Japanese educator of the Meiji period.
- Principal of the Tokyo Technical School, Tokyo Technical High School and Tokyo Higher Technical School, the former constituent parts of the current Tokyo Institute of Technology.
- A prominent advocate for technical education, Tejima became the second president of the Tokyo Institute of Technology and served in this capacity from 1890-1898, 1899-1901 and 1901-1916. Tejima was also one of the many co-founders of what is today Kyoritsu Women's University.
- The asteroid 8731 Tejima was named after him.
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