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Shibusawa Eiichi

1840 - 1931

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Shibusawa Eiichi, 1st Viscount Shibusawa (渋沢 栄一, March 16, 1840 – November 11, 1931) was a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism", having introduced Western capitalism to Japan after the Meiji Restoration. He introduced many economic reforms including use of double-entry accounting, joint-stock corporations and modern note-issuing banks. He founded the first modern bank based on joint stock ownership in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shibusawa Eiichi has received more than 303,974 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Shibusawa Eiichi is the 263rd most popular businessperson (down from 147th in 2019), the 686th most popular biography from Japan and the 10th most popular Japanese Businessperson.

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  • 300k

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  • 55.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Shibusawa Eiichi ranks 263 out of 847. Before him are Georgios Sinas, Rex Tillerson, Horacio Pagani, Charles Koch, Jack Tramiel, and Jimmy Lai. After him are Yves Rocher, King C. Gillette, Ivy Lee, Jorge Paulo Lemann, Hans Riegel, and Bob Iger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1840, Shibusawa Eiichi ranks 39. Before him are William, Prince of Orange, Manuel de Arriaga, Emin Pasha, Marie Bracquemond, George Smith, and Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild. After him are José Manuel Balmaceda, Akaki Tsereteli, Thomas Nast, Edmond Audran, Gall, and Édouard André. Among people deceased in 1931, Shibusawa Eiichi ranks 50. Before him are Motilal Nehru, Alexandre Darracq, Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Nellie Melba, Gustaf Kossinna, and Rachel Bluwstein. After him are Lujo Brentano, Salvatore Maranzano, Samad bey Mehmandarov, Felix Blumenfeld, Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria, and Melvil Dewey.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shibusawa Eiichi ranks 686 out of 6,245. Before him are Gotō Shinpei (1857), Yoshio Fujiwara (null), Saigyō (1118), Tōdō Takatora (1556), Matome Ugaki (1890), and Kujō Yoritsune (1218). After him are Motoori Norinaga (1730), Mie Hama (1943), Heisuke Hironaka (1931), Nagakura Shinpachi (1839), Tomoji Tanabe (1895), and Meiko Kaji (1947).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Japan

Among businesspeople born in Japan, Shibusawa Eiichi ranks 10. Before him are Torakusu Yamaha (1851), Iwasaki Yatarō (1835), Hiroshi Yamauchi (1927), Masayoshi Son (1957), Fusajiro Yamauchi (1859), and Mineko Iwasaki (1949). After him are Eiji Toyoda (1913), Mikimoto Kōkichi (1858), Tadashi Yanai (1949), Norio Ohga (1930), Akio Toyoda (1956), and Tanaka Hisashige (1799).

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