Background
Otake Take was born in 1862. He was a son of Toshizo Matsuda, a retainer of the Aizu Clan.
Otake Take was born in 1862. He was a son of Toshizo Matsuda, a retainer of the Aizu Clan.
After graduating from the Engineering College, he studied woolen textile manufacturing in Europe at the order of the government.
During all his career period Otake has held several positions including professor of Tohoku University and Yonezawa Higher Commercial School, then director of the Kiryu Higher Weaving and Dyeing School and concurrently chief of the Patent Bureau.