Tsunesaburō Makiguchi

Tsunesaburō Makiguchi
牧口常三郎
1st President of Sōka Kyōiku Gakkai
In office
18 November 1930 – 18 November 1944
Succeeded byJōsei Toda
Personal details
Born23 July 1871
Died18 November 1944 (aged 73)
Resting placeTaiseki-ji
Alma mater

Tsunesaburō Makiguchi (牧口 常三郎, Makiguchi Tsunesaburō; 23 July 1871–18 November 1944) was a Japanese educator who founded and became the first president of the Sōka Kyōiku Gakkai (Value-Creating Education Society), the predecessor of today's Soka Gakkai.