Biography of Mishima Chūshū

Mishima Chūshū (* 22. January 1831 in 中島 (倉敷市); † 12. May 1919 in Kōjimachi-ku) was a japanischer Kalligraf. He was 88 years old. He studied at Shōheizaka Gakumonjo. He worked at Tokyo Higher Normal School, Kokugakuin University, Bitchū-Matsuyama Domain, Nishogakusha University, University of Tokyo and Tokyo University of Education. He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class. His cause of death was 1918–1920 flu pandemic. He was buried at Fuji Cemetery.