Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Morishita, Hiromu
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Morishita, Hiromu, 1931-
Other form(s) of name
- Hiromu Morishita Hiromu
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Description area
Dates of existence
1931-
History
Hiromu Morishita was president of the Senior High School Teachers' Society and the Hiroshima Peace Education Institute in Japan. He was a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and led a group of survivors, known as the Hibakusha, on a world tour for peace. On May 16, 1964, the group visited Merton and stayed at Gethsemani. Merton read Morishita his poem, "Paper Cranes" (the paper crane is a Japanese symbol of peace). (Source: «The Hidden Ground of Love», pp. 458-459.)