Albert Bates
1854–1875 (age 21)
Biography
Albert Bates was a teacher who contributed to education in Yokohama during the formative years of the Meiji period. He was among the foreign educators who helped introduce Western educational methods and knowledge to Japan during this period of rapid modernization.
Bates's work in education reflected the broader international cooperation that characterized Japan's transformation in the nineteenth century. His legacy endures in the educational foundations he helped establish in Yokohama.