Hidesaburō Shōda (正田英三郎, Shōda Hidesaburō, 21 September 1903 — 18 June 1999) was a Japanese businessman. He served as the president and later honorary chairman of Nisshin Seifun Group, the country's largest flour milling company. He was the father of the Empress Michiko and the maternal grandfather of the Emperor of Japan Naruhito. He was the third son of Teiichiro Shōda [ja], the founder of the Nisshin Seifun Group. The Shōda family is prominent in both industrial and academic circles.
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21 September 1903 Tatebayashi Town, Ōra District, Japan
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Died |
18 June 1999 (aged 95)
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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