Seiichirō Furuta

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 ca. 1924
Born(1897-06-27)27 June 1897
Died3 December 1992(1992-12-03) (aged 95)
Career
CountryJapan

In 1979 he received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award.[2]

References

  1. 古田 誠一郎 [Seiichiro Furuta]. Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ボーイスカウト日本連盟 きじ章受章者 (PDF). reinanzaka-sc.o.oo7.jp. May 24, 2014.
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