Ikuo Mizuno
Ikuo Mizuno | |
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 Mizuno speaking at a Summer School, 1961. | |
| Born | 1895 |
| Died | 1986 |
| NSA member | Northeast Asia 1959 - ???? |
| ABM | Asia 1976 - 1986 |
Dr. Ikuo Mizuno (1895 - 1986) was a Japanese Bahá’í who served as a National Spiritual Assembly member and Auxiliary Board member for Japan.
Biography[edit]
Mizuno was an early Japanese Bahá’í who was a member of the community as of the 1950's. In his professional career he was a surgeon. He was knowledgeable on classical Japanese and after declaring he translated the Kitab-i-Iqan into Japanese over a period of two years.[1]
In 1956 Mizuno was elected to the first Local Spiritual Assembly of Yokohama,[2] and in 1959 he was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Northeast Asia.[3] In 1963 he attended the First Bahá’í World Congress in London, England.[4]
In 1976 Mizuno was appointed an Auxiliary Board member for Protection and he served in the role until passing at the age of ninety-one in 1986.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Barbara R. Sims, Traces That Remain: A Pictorial History of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith among the Japanese, Baha'i Publishing Trust: Tokyo, 1989, pp 202-203
- ↑ Barbara R. Sims, Traces That Remain: A Pictorial History of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith among the Japanese, Baha'i Publishing Trust: Tokyo, 1989, p 167
- ↑ Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 353, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
- ↑ Barbara R. Sims, Traces That Remain: A Pictorial History of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith among the Japanese, Baha'i Publishing Trust: Tokyo, 1989, p 199
- ↑ Barbara R. Sims, Traces That Remain: A Pictorial History of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith among the Japanese, Baha'i Publishing Trust: Tokyo, 1989, pp 203
Table Of Contents
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1.1 Biography
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2.2 References