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Mathematician, educational administrator. Born in Tokyo, the second son of a scholar in Western studies, Shuhei Mitsukuri (original family name being Kikuchi). He twice went to Great Britain during the period from the final days of the Tokugawa regime until early in the Meiji Era, and studied mathematics and physics at Cambridge University. In 1877, after returning home, he became a professor at Tokyo University. In 1888, he received his doctorate in science. In 1890, he was selected as a member of the House of Peers by Imperial nomination. After serving as director of the Specialized Education Department and vice minister of the Education Ministry, he became president of the Tokyo Imperial University in 1898. In 1901, he became education minister in the first Katsura cabinet. In 1902, he received the title of danshaku (baron). In 1908, he became president of the Kyoto Imperial University. Later, he served as president of the Imperial Academy and privy councillor. In 1917, he became the first director-general of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research.
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Kikuchi, Dairoku 
