Torakusu Yamaha (Businessman/Entrepreneur) (may 20, 1851 – aug 8, 1916)
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Torakusu Yamaha (山葉寅楠, 20 May 1851 – 8 August 1916) was a Japanese businessman and entrepreneur known as the founder of the Yamaha Corporation.Yamaha was the first Japanese manufacturer of the reed organ and established Nippon Gakki Co Ltd in Hamamatsu to produce organs and other musical instruments including pianos and harmonicas. Nippon Gakki was later renamed the Yamaha Corporation in his honor.
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Date:
may 20, 1851
aug 8, 1916
~ 65 years