Family Spouse
Annie Shepley Omori
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q3787875 · wikidata
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Hyozo Omori
1876-03-14 – 1913-01-03
Life & Legacy
Hyozo Omori (大森 兵蔵, Ōmori Hyōzō; March 14, 1876 – January 3, 1913) was a Japanese physical education specialist who studied in America and married the American artist Annie Barrows Shepley. In Japan, they established Yurin En (友隣園; House of the Friendly Neighbor), which was a settlement house and leader in the Japanese playground movement. Omori introduced basketball and volleyball to the country and was the team manager at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics in Sweden.
Occupation & Career
educator
Education
Springfield College; Stanford University
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Springfield College · Stanford University
Verified Legacy Record
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q3787875 — wikidata View source
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