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MONTHLY LUNCHEON

April Luncheon Program

       

Constantin von Brandenstein


My great-great-grandfather,

Dr. Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866)

 

Siebold1 In April we are extremely privileged    to  have as our guest speaker, Constantin von Brandenstein , who will speak to us about the life of his great-great-grandfather, Dr. Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866) well known to the Japanese as Shiboruto-sensei.  
On a monument in Nagasaki it is written: "Siebold is seen in the West as the scientific discoverer of Japan. He realized the best sides of our country and its people and communicated this to all the nations."

     In the early 19th century when Japan was still closed to the outside world, Siebold worked for the Dutch community at Deshima Nagasaki as a medical doctor (1823-1829).
 During his stay, he collected as much information as possible about Japan. His books, published on his return to Europe, comprise the most comprehensive description of Japan ever written– including extensive cataloguing of its flora and fauna. In addition, items from his vast ethnographical collection, ranging from daily objects to woodblock prints, are regarded as valuable treasures in European museums.
Siebold also educated Japanese students in Western natural sciences aiming at initiating multicultural exchange. 		Siebold2
Later his students played an important role in the process of opening and modernizing Japan. His own daughter, O-ine, became the first Western-educated female physician in Japan, enjoying a long and well-respected career.
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Mr. von Brandenstein, who will be visiting Japan from Germany, holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Frankfurt/Main/Germany and currently works as a financial adviser in addition to managing his family’s forestry estates in Germany. He is President of the Siebold Association in Wuerzburg and Honorary Director of the Siebold Memorial Museum in Nagasaki. In addition he is a member of the Order of Malta and the President of Malteser Hilfsdienst – a charitable NGO with over a million members.
Please come join us for a very special lunch!

 

     Luncheon Program Coordinators:                                              

    Deirdre Merrell-Ikeda, Misa Yamada 

 

 

Luncheon  Wednesday, April 15th, 2009


Social Gathering: 11:30 AM     Luncheon: 11:50 AM

at the new TAC in Takanawa

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   Reservations must be received no later than 5pm,                      Thursday, April 9th, 2009

PLEASE USE OUR NEW ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM:
http://cwajluncheonres.eventbrite.com/

 You will receive a confirmation email
immediately after completion.

For questions and cancellations, please email here or by phone/fax to Luncheon Coordinator. Yasuyo Takamatsu
(between 9am and 6pm).

    Cost: Members 3500 yen
Guests (Max: 2) 4000 yen
payable at the door
   Cancellation Deadline:
  5:00pm Thursday, April 9th, 2009
   NOTE: Late cancellations and “no-shows” will be
charged the regular fee
   


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If you are not a CWAJ member but would like to attend a luncheon, learn more about CWAJ, or attend an "Information Meeting", please contact Member Activities at Info@cwaj.org.

For information on previous luncheon speakers, please visit our Past Speakers page.