Rein, J. J. (Johannes Justus), 1835-1918

LC control no.	no 96063579
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Rein, J. J. (Johannes Justus), 1835-1918 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Rein, Johannes Justus, 1835-1918 Rein, Johannes J. (Johannes Justus), 1835-1918 Rein, Johannes, 1835-1918 Rein, Johann Justus, 1835-1918 Rein, Johann J. (Johann Justus), 1835-1918 Rein, Johann, 1835-1918 Rain, Yohanesu Yusutusu, 1835-1918
Other standard no.	0000000083592443
Associated country	Germany Japan
Associated place	Bonn (Germany) Marburg (Germany) Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Birth date	1835-01-27
Death date	1918-01-23
Place of birth	Raunheim (Germany)
Place of death	Bonn (Germany)
Field of activity	Geography Industries--Japan Handicraft--Japan Voyages and travels
Affiliation	Universität Bonn Philipps-Universität Marburg Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) Japan Society of London Kaiserlich Leopoldinisch-Carolinische Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher
Profession or occupation	Geographers Travelers University and college faculty members Japanologists
Found in	The industries of Japan, 1889: title frame (J.J. Rein) NUC pre-56 (hdg.: Rein, Johann Justus, 1835-1918; usage: J.J. Rein; Johannes Rein) LC in RLIN, Dec. 2, 1996 (hdg.: Rein, Johannes Justus, 1835-1918; usage: Johannes Justus Rein) Japan 1873-1875, 2020-2021: title page (Johannes Justus Rein) Deutsche Nationalbibliothek authorities, viewed September 2, 2024 record 118599313 (Rein, Johannes Justus; variants: Rain, Yohanesu Yusutusu; Rein, Johannes J.; Rein, Johann J.; Rein, Johann; Rein, J. J.; Rein, Johannes; Rein, Johann Justus; dates: 1835-1918; country: Germany; place of birth: Raunheim; place of death: Bonn; profession(s): geographer, explorer, Japanologist; further information: 1864-73 teacher in Frankfurt am Main; 1868-70 and again in 1873 director of the "Senckenbergische naturforschenden Gesellschaft", where he was mainly involved in the financing of research trips; in 1874-75 he travelled to Japan on behalf of the Prussian government and studied economics, trade and arts and crafts; after his return, he took over a professorship in geography in Marburg, and from 1883 to 1910 in Bonn; relationship with organizations: Philipps-Universität Marburg (1876-1882); Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (1883-1910); Kaiserlich Leopoldinisch-Carolinische Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher (Member, Matrikelnummer 2258) (1880-)) Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien WWW site, viewed September 2, 2024 Research page (Johannes Justus Rein (1835-1918); born in Raunheim near Frankfurt am Main; in 1851 he started to study mathematics and natural sciences at the University of Giessen; he had to give up his studies after five terms in favour of a teacher training seminar because of financial problems; later he worked his way up from an elementary to a high school teacher; subsequently he received a doctorate; as a widely travelled explorer and natural scientist he was chosen by the Prussian Ministry of Commerce to undertake in situ field surveys about traditional industries and handicrafts in Japan for two years; he was able to visit almost three dozen of the modern 47 Japanese prefectures and to obtain a comprehensive picture of the newly unified Japanese Empire; the success of the expedition was an important reason for his appointment to the first professorship in geography at the University of Marburg (1876-1883); only two years after the publication of the first volume of the German version of Japan: travels and researches, he was appointed as ordinarius of geography at the University of Bonn) Deutsch Biographie WWW site, viewed September 2, 2024 (Rein, Johann(es) Justus; geographer, Japanologist; born 27.1.1835 Raunheim bei Giessen; died 23.1.1918 Bonn; after studying mathematics and natural sciences in Giessen from 1854-1856, he attended a teacher training college in Friedberg and was a teacher in Reval and Dorpat from 1858-1860; at the university there he passed the senior teacher examination in 1859; after travelling from Dorpat to the Baltic Sea region and Russia, he received his doctorate in 1861 from the University of Rostock; in the same year he travelled to London and took up a position as a private tutor with the British Governor of Bermuda; from 1861-63 he lived in the Caribbean; from 1864-73 he was a teacher in Frankfurt am Main and from 1868-70 and again in 1873 director of the Senckenbergische naturforschenden Gesellschaft; in 1874-75 he travelled to Japan on behalf of the Prussian government and studied economics, trade and arts and crafts (his comprehensive work "Japan, Nach Reisen und Studien" was published 1881-1886); after his return he took over a professorship for geography in Marburg, and in 1883 in Bonn; he travelled to the Alpine countries, the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, the Canary Islands, Spain, Scandinavia, England and North America, publishing numerous books; honorary member of the Royal Geographical Society, London (1888) and the Japan Society of London; Member of the Leopoldina (1880))
Associated language	ger
Invalid LCCN	n 2024045728