Kyōsuke Kindaichi

Kyōsuke Kindaichi
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
Born	March 5, 1882; Iwate Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Died	November 14, 1971 (aged 89); Tokyo, Japan
Resting place	Tokyo
Other names	金田一京助
Occupation	linguist
Relatives	Son: Haruhiko Kindaichi－linguist
Japanese name
Kanji	金田一京助
Hiragana	きんだいちきょうすけ
Transcriptions
Romanization	Kindaichi Kyōsuke

Kyōsuke Kindaichi (金田一京助, Kindaichi Kyōsuke, May 5, 1882 – November 14, 1971) was a Japanese linguist from Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. He is chiefly known for his dictations of yukar, or sagas of the Ainu people, as well as his study of the Matagi dialect. Linguist Haruhiko Kindaichi was his son. His grandson is Keio University Professor Emeritus, Russian scholar, and president of University of Nagano, Masumi Kindaichi.

Biography

Kindaichi was also active as a poet and had good contacts with Ishikawa Takuboku. He is also the author of the dictionary Meikai Kokugo Jiten.

In popular culture

A fictionalised Kindaichi appears in the anime Woodpecker Detective's Office.

Honours

Order of Culture (1954)
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st class, Grand Cordon (1971, Posthumous award)
Junior Third Rank (1971, Posthumous award)

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