Seiichirō Furuta | |
|---|---|
古田 誠一郎 | |
 Furuta in 1955 | |
| Mayor of Takatsuki | |
| In office 19 April 1947 – 8 February 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Keikichi Nakai |
| Succeeded by | Yasutarō Sakagami |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1897-06-27)27 June 1897 |
| Died | 3 December 1992(1992-12-03) (aged 95) |
Seiichirō Furuta (古田 誠一郎, Furuta Seiichirō; 27 June 1897 – 3 December 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.
Background
In 1979 he received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award.[2]
References
- 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). 23 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2020.
External links
- 故古田誠一郎氏遺稿集.
- "In Support of World Scouting" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009.