Back Juzuru Hiraga Czech Hiraga Yuzuru German Yuzuru Hiraga Spanish Yuzuru Hiraga French Yuzuru Hiraga Italian 平賀譲 Japanese Yuzuru Hiraga Malagasy Хирага, Юдзуру Russian Юдзуру Хіраґа Ukrainian 平贺让 Chinese
Baron Yuzuru Hiraga | |
|---|---|
 Japanese Admiral Baron Yuzuru Hiraga | |
| Born | March 8, 1878 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | February 17, 1943 (aged 64) Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Service |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Years of service | 1901–1931 |
| Rank |  Vice Admiral |
| Awards | Order of the Sacred Treasure Order of the Rising Sun |
Vice Admiral Baron Yuzuru Hiraga (平賀 譲, Hiraga Yuzuru, March 8, 1878 – February 17, 1943) was a career naval officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, Doctor of Engineering and head of the engineering school of Tokyo Imperial University and a leading Japanese naval architect in the 1910s and 1920s, responsible for designing a number of famous warships, many of which would later see action during World War II. He participated in establishing the Chiba Institute of Technology from 1941.