Matthew C. Perry

Matthew C. Perry

male, deceased (1858)
Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 - March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the...
Oliver Hazard Perry

Oliver Hazard Perry

male, deceased (1819)
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23, 1785 - August 23, 1819) was an officer in the United States Navy. He served in the War of 1812 against...
August Belmont

August Belmont

male, deceased (1890)
August Belmont, Sr. (December 8 1813 - November 24 1890), was born in Alzey, Prussia to a Jewish family. He immigrated to New York City in 1837...

Samuel Wells Williams

male
Samuel Wells Williams was a linguist and diplomat from the United States of America. He was born in Utica, New York and studied at Rensselaer...
Ranald MacDonald

Ranald MacDonald

male, deceased (1894)
Ranald MacDonald (3 February, 1824 - August 24, 1894) was the first man to teach the English language in Japan, including educating Einosuke...
Joel Abbot

Joel Abbot

male, deceased (1855)
Joel Abbot (January 18, 1793-December 14, 1855) was a U.S. naval officer who served notably in the War of 1812, and commanded a squadron during...
John Henry Upshur

John Henry Upshur

male, deceased (1917)
John Henry Upshur was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. Upshur—born in No...
Sakuma Shōzan

Sakuma Shōzan

male, deceased (1864)
Sakuma Shōzan sometimes called Sakuma Zōzan, was a Japanese politician and scholar of the Edo era. He was the son of a samurai, and a native of Sh...

John G. Sproston

male, deceased (1862)
John G. Sproston (14 August 1828 - 8 June 1862) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Civil War. Sproston was born in Maryland and...
Yevfimy Putyatin

Yevfimy Putyatin

male, deceased (1883)
Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin (November 8, 1803-October 16, 1883) was a Russian admiral noted for his diplomatic missions to Japan and China which...