Ernest Fenollosa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernest Fenollosa

American professor of philosophy and political economy

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1853

Place of Birth: Salem, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 21-Sep-1908

Profession: poet, professor, translator, art historian, philosopher, japanologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (February 18, 1853 – September 21, 1908) was an American art historian of Japanese art, professor of philosophy and political economy at Tokyo Imperial University.
An important educator during the modernization of Japan during the Meiji Era, Fenollosa was an enthusiastic Orientalist who did much to preserve traditional Japanese art.