Saburō Matsukata
Saburō Matsukata (松方三郎) (August 1, 1899 – September 15, 1973) of Japan served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and was a Governor of the Boy Scouts of Japan.
Matsukata was son of the early Meiji Period Finance Minister and genrō, Matsukata Masayoshi.
In 1963, Matsukata was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
A lifelong alpinist, Matsukata led Japan's 39-person expedition to Everest in 1970.[1]
References
- ↑ Haru Matsukata Reischauer, "Samurai and Silk: A Japanese and American Heritage", Harvard University Press, 1986, page 317
- Dr. László Nagy, 250 Million Scouts, The World Scout Foundation and Dartnell Publishers, 1985, complete list through 1981, from which the French Scoutopedia article is sourced
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| Preceded by Hidesaburo Kurushima |
Chief Scout of the Scout Association of Japan 1971-1973 |
Succeeded by Akira Watanabe |
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