Hayashi Gahō, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hayashi Gahō

Japanese philosopher

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1618

Place of Birth: Kyoto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 01-Jun-1688

Profession: philosopher

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Hayashi Gaho (? ??, July 21, 1618 – June 1, 1688), also known as Hayashi Shunsai, was a Japanese Neo-Confucian philosopher and writer in the system of higher education maintained by the Tokugawa bakufu during the Edo period.
He was a member of the Hayashi clan of Confucian scholars. Following in the footsteps of his father, Hayashi Razan, Gaho (formerly Harukatsu) would devote a lifetime to expressing and disseminating the official neo-Confucian doctrine of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Like his distinguished father, Gaho's teaching and scholarly written work emphasized Neo-Confucianist virtues and order.