Background
Otsuki Banri was born in 1785. He was the son of Bansui. His given name was Shige-eda. Was commonly called Genkan.
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also known as
Shige-eda, Genkan
Education
At the age of 18, he went to Nagasaki and learned Dutch under Ryuho Nakano.
Career
Moved to Edo with his father (1787). He was appointed by the Shogunate a translator of Western books (1812). He and his father served in the Shogunate astronomical observatory.
