List of Famous people named Matsukata

Here are some famous Matsukatas:

Kōjirō Matsukata

First Name Kōjirō

Last Name Matsukata

Died on June 24, 1950

Born in Kagoshima Prefecture

Kōjirō Matsukata was a Japanese businessman who, in parallel to his professional activities, devoted his life and fortune to amassing a collection of Western art which, he hoped, would become the nucleus of a Japanese national museum focused particularly on masterworks of the Western art tradition. Although his plans were not realized in his lifetime, his vision is partly realized in Japan's National Museum of Western Art (NMWA) in Ueno Park, central Tokyo. where part of his collection is exhibited.

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Matsukata Masayoshi

First Name Matsukata

Last Name Masayoshi

Born on February 25, 1835

Died on July 2, 1924 (aged 89)

Born in Kagoshima Prefecture

Prince Matsukata Masayoshi was a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 1891 to 1892 and 1896 to 1898.

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