Shiba Kōkan

Summary

Shiba Kōkan is a human^[1]. Born in Edo^[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1747^[3]. He died in Edo^[4]. He died on November 19, 1818^[5]. He worked as a cartographer^[6], painter^[7], printmaker^[8], Rangaku scholar^[9], and ukiyo-e artist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Edo^[2], Shiba Kōkan…
• Shiba Kōkan died in Edo^[4].
• Shiba Kōkan was born on January 1, 1747^[3].
• Shiba Kōkan died on November 19, 1818^[5].
• Shiba Kōkan died on January 1, 1818^[12].
• Burial took place at Somei Cemetery^[13].
• Shiba Kōkan held citizenship in Japan^[14].
• Shiba Kōkan worked as a cartographer^[6].
• Shiba Kōkan worked as a painter^[7].
• Shiba Kōkan's professions included printmaker^[8].
• Shiba Kōkan's professions included Rangaku scholar^[9].
• Shiba Kōkan worked as an ukiyo-e artist^[10].
• Shiba Kōkan's field of work was ukiyo-e^[15].
• Shiba Kōkan was influenced by Suzuki Harunobu^[16].
• Shiba Kōkan is recorded as male^[17].
• Shiba Kōkan's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Shiba Kōkan is associated with the rangaku movement^[19].
• Shiba Kōkan's Commons category is recorded as Shiba Kōkan^[20].
• Shiba Kōkan studied under Sō Shiseki^[21].
• Shiba Kōkan studied under Maeno Ryōtaku^[22].
• Shiba Kōkan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese^[23].
• Shiba Kōkan's Commons Creator page is recorded as Shiba Kōkan^[24].
• Shiba Kōkan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '司馬江漢'}^[25].
• Shiba Kōkan's courtesy name is recorded as 君嶽^[26].
• Shiba Kōkan's courtesy name is recorded as 君岳^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Edo^[2], Shiba Kōkan… he was born on January 1, 1747^[3].

Education

Studied under Sō Shiseki^[21], a painter^[28], 1715–1786^[29], of Japan^[30] and Maeno Ryōtaku^[22], a physician^[31], 1723–1803^[32], of Japan^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cartographer^[6], painter^[7], printmaker^[8], Rangaku scholar^[9], and ukiyo-e artist^[10]. Shiba Kōkan's field of work was ukiyo-e^[15].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include November 19, 1818^[5] and January 1, 1818^[12]. Shiba Kōkan passed away in Edo^[4]. Burial took place at Somei Cemetery^[13].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Shiba Kōkan include 14338 Shibakoukan^[34], an asteroid^[35].

Why It Matters

Shiba Kōkan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] He is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for him include 14338 Shibakoukan^[34], an asteroid^[35].

FAQs

Where was Shiba Kōkan born?

Shiba Kōkan was born in Edo^[2].

Where did Shiba Kōkan die?

Shiba Kōkan passed away in Edo^[4].

What did Shiba Kōkan do for work?

Shiba Kōkan worked as cartographer^[6], painter^[7], printmaker^[8], Rangaku scholar^[9], and ukiyo-e artist^[10].