PHILIPP FRANZ VON SIEBOLD - A contribution to the study of the historical relations between Japan and the Netherlands

Leiden University: The Netherlands Association for Japanese Studies, 1978. Contents: 1). Ambassador MasuoTakashima: Opening speech. 2). Prof. Dr. P. H. Pott: Philipp Franz von Siebold as a Museologist. 3). W. R. van Gulik: Von Siebold and his collection. 4). Tadashi Yoshida: Von Siebold as a Station Doctor. 5). Prof. Dr. F. Vos: Dutch words in Kimono: Dutch influences on the Japanese language. 6). Ambassador Masuo Takashima: Closing speech. 7). J. Mac Lean: Philipp Franz von Siebold and the opening of Japan, 1843 - 1866. 9 illustrations. With notes and bibliography. Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold (1796 - 1866) was a German physician, botanist, and traveler. He taught some pupils Western medicine in Japan. He achieved prominence by his studies of Japanese flora and fauna and was the father of the female Japanese doctor, Kusumoto Ine. 94 pag.. 1st edition. Cahier/stapled binding. Good condition/Cover illustrated. 21cmx16,5cm.