Background
Yonekichi Miyake was born on July 1, 1860 in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
米吉 三宅
Yonekichi Miyake was born on July 1, 1860 in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
He studied at Keio Gijuku (predecessor of Keio University).
He was appointed the professor of Tokyo Normal School in 1881. Proceeded to Europe and America for further studies in 1886. Appointed professor of Tokyo Higher Normal School in 1895,iInstructor at Tokyo University and concurrently director of Imperial Museum. He became the director of Tokyo Higher Normal School in 1920. Later was appointed the member of Imperial Academy.