About Abe Isoo
Abe Isoo (安部 磯雄; 4 February 1865 – 10 February 1949) was a Japanese Christian socialist, teacher, pastor, economist, parliamentarian and pacifist. Abe actively promoted socialism from a Christian humanitarian standpoint and was a pioneer of the Japanese socialist movement. He also largely contributed to the development of baseball in Japan, and was called "Father of Japanese baseball." He was the founder of the baseball club of Waseda University. He largely contributed to development of baseball in Japan, and was called "Father of Japanese baseball." He created a baseball club of Waseda University. In 1898, he created the first Consumers' co-operative of university in Japan at Doshisha.
Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.