Uryū Shigeko
Uryū Shigeko | |
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瓜生 繁子 | |
Uryū Shigeko, in her later years | |
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| Born | Masuda Shige (益田 しげ) April 18, 1862 Edo, Japan |
| Died | November 3, 1928 (aged 66) Tokyo, Japan |
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| Relatives | Masuda Takashi (brother) |
| Education | Certificate in Music |
| Alma mater | Vassar College Vassar School of Art |
| Occupation | Educator, piano instructor |
| Profession | Music |
| Known for | one of the first women piano teachers in Japan |
| Other names | Nagai Shige (永井 しげ) Shige Nagai Nagai Shigeko (永井 繁子) |
Baroness Uryū Shigeko (瓜生 繁子, 18 April 1862 – 3 November 1928) (née Masuda (益田) and formerly Nagai (永井)), was a Japanese educator, one of the first two Japanese women to attend a college, and one of the first piano teachers in Japan.