Matthew C. Perry

Matthew C. Perry

Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was an American naval officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War. He played a leading role in the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. Perry was interested in the education of naval officers and assisted in the development of an apprentice system that helped establish the curriculum at the United States Naval Academy. With the advent of the steam engine, he became a leading advocate of modernizing the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthew C. Perry has received more than 2,186,686 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Matthew C. Perry is the 263rd most popular military personnel (down from 242nd in 2019), the 704th most popular biography from United States (down from 663rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Military Personnel.

Matthew Calbraith Perry was an American naval officer and diplomat. He served in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Spanish-American War. He is most famous for his expedition to Japan in 1853, which led to the Convention of Kanagawa and the opening of Japan to the West.