Kiyoshi Miki lived from 1897 to 1945 and was a Japanese philosopher born in Hyogo Prefecture. An esteemed student of Nishida Kitaro and a prominent member of the Kyoto School, he was a prolific academic and social critic whose career involved tense relations with both Japanese Marxism and the imperial government at various stages.
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Defining MomentArrested in January 1930 over money he lent that funded Communist Party donations, and resigned his professorship 1 Office HeldProfessor, Hosei University, Tokyo 1 BirthplaceIsseimura, Hyogo, Japan 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: Kiyoshi Miki
Biography, paragraph 1, birth date
Miki was born on January 5, 1897
Biography, paragraph 1, birth year
on January 5, 1897, in Isseimura, Hyōgo
Biography, paragraph 1, birthplace
in Isseimura, Hyōgo (now part of Tatsuno, Hyōgo)
Biography, paragraph 6, death date
where on September 26, 1945, he died of nephritis
Biography, paragraph 6, death year
where on September 26, 1945, he died of nephritis
Biography, paragraph 6, death place
He was imprisoned in Sugamo Prison before being transferred to Toyotama Prison
Lead, paragraph 1
He was an esteemed student of Nishida Kitarō and a prominent member of the Kyoto School.
Biography, paragraph 4
Miki was arrested in January 1930 and held for six months, leading him to resign his post as professor.
Biography, paragraph 3, Hosei appointment
In 1927 he was denied a senior position at Kyoto University and was instead granted professorship at Hōsei University in Tokyo.
Lead section, nationality sentence
Kiyoshi Miki (Japanese: 三木 清, Hepburn: Miki Kiyoshi; January 5, 1897, September 26, 1945) was a Japanese philosopher, literary critic, scholar and university professor.
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