Seiichirō Furuta (古田 誠一郎, Furuta Seiichirō, June 27, 1897 - December 3, 1992) was a Japanese social reformer, educator, radio and TV personality, and politician from Wakayama city, Wakayama Prefecture. One of the leaders of the Boy Scouts' early days in Japan and the first to be elected mayor of Takatsuki, Osaka,[1] he served as the director of the Scout Association of Japan, as well as executive director of the Japan Camping Federation.
Seiichirō Furuta | |
|---|---|
古田 誠一郎 | |
 Seiichiro Furuta with Cub Scouts c. 1924 | |
| Born | 27 June 1897 |
| Died | 3 December 1992 (aged 95) |
| Career | |
| Country | Japan |
Background
editIn 1979 he received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award.[2]
References
edit- ^ 古田 誠一郎 [Seiichiro Furuta]. Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ 䝪䞊䜲䝇䜹䜴䝖日本連盟 きじ章受章者 [Recipient of the Golden Pheasant Award of the Scout Association of Japan] (PDF). Reinanzaka Scout Club (in Japanese). 2014-05-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-11.
External links
edit- 故古田誠一郎氏遺稿集.
- "In Support of World Scouting" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2009-03-27.