List of Famous people born in Astoria, United States of America

Ranald MacDonald

First Name Ranald

Born on February 3, 1824

Died on August 24, 1894 (aged 70)

Born in United States of America, Oregon, Astoria

Ranald MacDonald was the first native English-speaker to teach the English language in Japan, including educating Einosuke Moriyama, one of the chief interpreters to handle the negotiations between Commodore Perry and the Tokugawa Shogunate.

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