Henry Dyer: A Scot in Japan as ‘OYATOI’

Chie Ishii-McGuinness, Open Studies Tutor at the University of Glasgow will tell the story of Henry Dyer, a great Scottish engineer from Glasgow, who spent 10 years in Japan in the 19th century. He was one of many ‘OYATOI’ westerners at that time who were employed by the Japanese government. This talk will focus on who were the ‘OYATOI’ westerners and how they contributed to modernising Japan in the 19th century.

Wednesday 26 September

6.00–7.00pm

The Mitchell Library

Moir Dyer Room