Masako Hachisuka
Masako Hachisuka | |
|---|---|
蜂須賀 正子 | |
| Born | January 7, 1941 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Linguist |
Masako Hachisuka (蜂須賀 正子, Hachisuka Masako, born 7 January 1941) is a Japanese linguist specialising in the English language[1] and the head of the Hachisuka clan since 1953.[2]
Biography
[edit]Masako's father was Masauji Hachisuka[3] and her mother was Chiye Nagamine. Her paternal grandparents were Masaaki Hachisuka and Fudeko Tokugawa. She is the great-granddaughter of Tokugawa Yoshinobu. Her aunt was Toshiko Hachisuka.
Hachisuka studied in the United States from 24 August 1950 to 1 October 1954.[4] She was engaged to William Patterson, but her mother dissolved that marriage by filing a lawsuit claiming that she was of noble ancestry.[5] Since she has no children, including adopted children, she is the last head of the Hachisuka clan.
In 2004, Hachisuka donated historical materials related to her clan to Tokushima. The donated materials were exhibited at the Tokushima Castle Museum.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "幕末維新家子孫総覧 弐" [Bakumatsu officials' descendants overview 2]. 幕末維新新選組 (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "武家当主-2" [Samurai main leaders-2] (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "蜂須賀正氏生誕百年記念シンポジウム". 日本生物地理学会 (in Japanese). 13 April 2003. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ Weekly Report on Japan to the Far Eastern Commission, Issues 215-292. United States, Department of the Army, Civil Affairs Division. 1951.
- ^ "Jap Girl Won't Tell Plans After U.S. Wedding Halted". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Tokyo. 30 June 1961. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "蜂須賀正子氏寄贈資料の展示について" [About Ms. Masako Hachisuka's exhibit of donation materials]. Tokushima City (in Japanese). 30 November 2004. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2017.