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Ernest Fenollosa
Fenollosa in 1890
Born
Ernest Francisco Fenollosa

(1853-02-18)February 18, 1853
Salem, Massachusetts
DiedSeptember 21, 1908(1908-09-21) (aged 55)
London, England
Resting placeMii-dera
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Art historian
  • professor
Years active1878-1908
Employer(s)Tokyo Imperial Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Tokyo Higher Normal School
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Goodhue Millett (1878-1895)
Mary McNeill Scott (1895-1908)

Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (February 18, 1853 – September 21, 1908) was an American art historian of Japanese art, professor of philosophy and political economy at Tokyo Imperial University. An important educator during the modernization of Japan during the Meiji Era, Fenollosa was an enthusiastic Orientalist who did much to preserve traditional Japanese art.

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