Saihei Hirose Explained

Saihei Hirose
Birth Date:	June 16, 1828
Death Date:	1914
Birth Place:	Ōmi Province
Occupation:	mining executive
Footnotes:	^[1]

Saihei Hirose (June 16, 1828 – 1914) was a Japanese mining businessman and former head of the board of directors of Sumitomo Zaibatsu from 1877 to 1894.^[1] Prior to that, he was manager of the Besshi Copper Mine, which he extensively modernised using Western technology.^{[2] [3]}

There is a museum dedicated to him in Niihama, called the Hirose Memorial Museum.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Hirose, Mitsumasa. 宰平遺績 : 伝記・広瀬宰平 / 広瀬満正著 (Saihei iseki : denki Hirose Saihei). Ōzorasha. Tokyo. 2000. 4-7568-0894-8. Japanese.
2. Web site: Development into a modern company after the Meiji era. History. Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee. 2009-04-20.
3. Book: Wray, William D.. Mitsubishi and the N.Y.K., 1870-1914: business strategy in the Japanese shipping industry. Harvard Univ Asia Center. 1984. 2nd. 139–141. Four. 978-0-674-57665-0.
4. Web site: Hirose Memorial Museum. Welcome To Niihama: A Guidebook. Niihama City. 2009-04-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090422014005/http://www.city.niihama.lg.jp/english/museum.html. 2009-04-22.