- Hirose Heijirō
Infobox Go player
playername=Hirose Heijirō
fullname=Hirose Heijirō
kanji=広瀬平治郎
dateofbirth=1865
cityofbirth=
countryofbirth=Japan
dateofdeath=1940
cityofdeath=
countryofdeath=Japan
rank=7 dannihongo|Hirose Heijirō|広瀬平治郎|"Heijirō Hirose"|extra=1865–1940 was a Japanese professional
Go player ofHoensha andNihon Ki-in who reached 5-dan in 1902. Hirose was the teacher ofIwamoto Kaoru andKato Shin . Other disciples of Hirose includedTsuyamori Itsuro ,Iida Haruji andSakaguchi Tsunejiro .Biography
*In 1895 he achieved 3 dan.
*In 1898 he achieved 4 dan.
*In 1901 he started to playJubango withIshii Senji .
*In 1902 he achieved 5 dan.
*In 1907 he started to play Jubango withIzawa Genkichi .
*In 1912 he achieved 6 dan.
*In 1918 he traveled toChina because of an invitation from the prime minister of the Republic of China.
*In 1920 he became the fifth president ofHoensha .
*In 1921 he achieved 7 dan.
*In 1924 he retired because of illness.External links
* [http://senseis.xmp.net/?HiroseHeijiro Sensei's Library profile]
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