Masatoshi Ōkōchi

In this Japanese name, the family name is Ōkōchi.
Masatoshi Ōkōchi
Native name 大河内 正敏
Born (1878-12-06)December 6, 1878
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Died August 29, 1952(1952-08-29) (aged 73)
Nationality Japanese
Occupation Businessman
Children 5 (including Nobutake and Nobuhiro)

Viscount Masatoshi Ōkōchi (大河内正敏 Ōkōchi Masatoshi) (December 6, 1878 – August 29, 1952) was a physicist and business executive. He was the third director of the Riken Institute, a position which he assumed in 1921 and held for 25 years. During this period, he was notable for establishing the Riken Konzern, a zaibatsu of companies which focused on utilizing Riken's research results to produce commercial products.

Personal life

He was the eldest son of Ōkōchi Masatada, son of Manabe Akikatsu and adopted son of Matsudaira Masatomo. He married a daughter of his uncle Ōkōchi Nobuhisa, another son of Akikatsu but adopted by Matsudaira Nobuaki, with whom he had issue, including Nobuhiro Ōkōchi. His granddaughter through Nobuhiro was actress Momoko Kōchi.[1][2][3][4]

Ancestry

History

Masatoshi was born in Hamamatsuchō, Minato, Tokyo as a descendant of the Ōkōchi-Matsudaira clan who ruled over the Ōtaki Domain. After graduating from an elementary school affiliated with Gakushūin, he received an education at the First High School, and then enrolled in the Tokyo Imperial University.

See also

References

  1. Saitō, Ken. 大河内正敏: 科学・技術に生涯をかけた男. 日本経済評論社, 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2016. (Japanese)
  2. 大河内松平家(吉田藩). Reichsarchiv. Retrieved December 2015. (Japanese)
  3. 大河内子爵家 吉田藩主. 直球感想文 和館. Retrieved 14 February 2016. (Japanese)
  4. "Person Details for Momoko Okochi, "Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration cards, 1900-1965". FamilySearch.org. Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. 23 Dec 1957. Retrieved 13 Nov 2016.
  5. Okochi, Masatoshi. Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures. National Diet Library, 2013. Retrieved January 2016.
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