Hashimoto Shinkichi
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Hashimoto Shinkichi (橋本 進吉, December 24, 1882 - January 30, 1945) was a Japanese linguist born in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture.
His major finding was the discovery of Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, which makes it clear that Old Japanese made more syllabic distinctions than later periods of the language. This lead to a hypothesis that Old Japanese had eight vowels, while modern Japanese has only five. His systematic description of the Japanese grammar also laid the foundations of language education for Japanese children.
See also: Japanese literature, List of Japanese authors
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