Henry Dyer
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Japanese clipart

 

Commemorating Henry Dyer

 

In recent years the work of Henry Dyer has been commemorated in a number of ways. Two symposia have been held his memory, the Strathclyde Symposium in April 1996 and the Tokyo Symposium  in March 1997. In addition, as part of its centenary celebrations, the Japanese publisher Jitsugyo No Nihon Sha Ltd published a Japanese translation of Dai Nippon in 1999.

Tokyo restaurant

Yuici Iwano of Jitsugyo No Nihon Sha,   Kenji Ishihara, Lesley Hart, Robin Hunter, Shinichi Yamao

In 1998 two busts of Henry Dyer were created by Kate Thomson, a Scottish sculptor  living in Japan. The creation of the busts was  sponsored jointly by ICL(Japan) and the British Embassy in Tokyo. One of the busts was presented to the University of Tokyo on 29th July 1998, and has been placed in the office of the Dean of Engineering.  The other bust was presented to the University of Strathclyde on 16th November 1998 and was placed in the University Library.

Henry Dyer's bust

The bust of Henry Dyer

Henry Dyer received many honours for his pioneering work in Japan and for the educational and other work, which he performed on his return from Japan. He was a prolific writer and left behind an extensive list of publications. In addition,  many articles and papers have been written about his life and work, including a number of appreciations on his death in 1918.

 

bust

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