Uryū Shigeko

Uryū Shigeko
瓜生 繁子
Uryū Shigeko, in her later years
Personal details
Born
Masuda Shige (益田 しげ)

(1862-04-18)April 18, 1862
Edo, Japan
DiedNovember 3, 1928(1928-11-03) (aged 66)
Tokyo, Japan
Spouse
(m. 18821928)
Parent
  • Masuda Takayoshi (father)
RelativesMasuda Takashi (brother)
EducationCertificate in Music
Alma materVassar College
Vassar School of Art
OccupationEducator, piano instructor
ProfessionMusic
Known forone of the first women piano teachers in Japan
Other namesNagai 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.