Born: Niihara Ryunosuke in Tokyo, Japan, 1 March 1892; adopted by uncle and given the family name Akutagawa. Education: Educated at Tokyo Imperial University, 1913-16, degree in English. Family: Married Tsukamoto Fumi in 1918; three sons. Career: Member of literary staff, Shinshicho [New Thought Tides], university magazine, 1914, 1916-17; English teacher, Naval Engineering College, Yokosuka, […]
Born: Henri Alban Fournier in La Chapelle d’Angillon, France, 3 October 1886. Education: Educated at the Lycee Voltaire, Paris, 1898-1901, lycee in Brest 1901-03; lycee in Bourges, 1902-03, baccalaureat, 1903; Lycee Lakanal, Paris. Military Service: Served in the French cavalry and infantry 1907-09, 1911, 1913-14; second lieutenant. Career: Secretary and translator for wallpaper factory, London, […]