Saihei Hirose
Japanese businessman
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Saihei Hirose (June 16, 1828 – 1914) was a Japanese mining businessman and former head of the board of directors of Sumitomo Zaibatsu from 1877 to 1894.[1] Prior to that, he was manager of the Besshi copper mine, which he extensively modernised using Western technology.[2][3]
Saihei Hirose | |
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| Born | June 16, 1828 |
| Died | 1914 (aged 85–86) |
| Occupation | mining executive |
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There is a museum dedicated to him in Niihama, called the Hirose Memorial Museum.[4]
