Seiichi Tejima
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Seiichi Tejima (手島 精一, Tejima Seiichi; 1850-01-11 - 1918-01-23[1]) was a Japanese educator of the Meiji period. Principal of the Tokyo Technical School, Tokyo Technical High School and Tokyo Higher Technical School, the former constituent parts of the current Tokyo Institute of Technology. A prominent advocate for technical education, Tejima became the second president of the Tokyo Institute of Technology and served in this capacity from 1890-1898, 1899-1901 and 1901-1916.
Tejima was also one of the many co-founders of what is today Kyoritsu Women's University. The asteroid 8731 Tejima was named after him.
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