Masabumi Hosono
Masabumi Hosono | |
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| 細野 正文 | |
Hosono in 1912 | |
| Born | 15 October 1870 |
| Died | 14 March 1939 (aged 68) Tokyo, Empire of Japan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Higher Commercial School |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Haruomi Hosono (grandson) |
Masabumi Hosono (細野 正文, Hosono Masabumi; 15 October 1870 – 14 March 1939) was a Japanese civil servant. He survived the sinking of the Titanic on 15 April 1912 but found himself condemned and ostracized by the Japanese public, press, and government because of a misconception that he decided to save himself rather than go down with the ship. Hosono's grandson is Haruomi Hosono, leading member of the Japanese band Yellow Magic Orchestra.