Background
Hidekata Seimiya was born in 1809. He was a native of Sawara in Shimo-osa Province (Chiba). He bereaved of his father when a child, he was raised under adversity.
Hidekata Seimiya was born in 1809. He was a native of Sawara in Shimo-osa Province (Chiba). He bereaved of his father when a child, he was raised under adversity.
He became an accomplished scholar by dint of industry. He was well versed in economics and geography also. His many books include Kogaku Shoden, which is a biographical dictionary of scholars of Japanese classics.