土木学会のステータスと英国人鉄道技術者の動機の考察

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At the beginning of Meiji Era, many British engineers came to Japan in order to construct and manage the railways. They might have hesitated to come to Japan, because she was not yet civilized, so possibly those engineers could have been anxious about the food and climate as well as security. It is not enough to estimate and interpret their motivation only by the Japanese documents. It is necessary to investigate the British materials such as their carrier and contemporary circumstances. Therefore, I visited Britain to vigorously look for the literatures and materials last summer. I found the obituaries of the civil engineers who contributed to the railways of Japan, the annual reports of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and other useful information. After returning to Japan, I continued to confront both the British primary documents and also the Japanese ones. In this article, I first explain the role of civil engineers and the social requirement to the ICE. Secondly, I summarize their carriers from the viewpoints of their tasks, skills, and salaries. Those engineers' practical experiences in Japan enabled each of them not only to become a professional engineer but also to affiliate with the ICE and present an article to it. I can clarify that the motivation of British engineers from the aspect of their rewards as well as social reputation.
大阪産業大学の論文
2004-10-30