on b . ac . at / ▁– ▁Online - K atalog ▁of ▁the ▁Ö NB ▁library . ▁ ▁bibli ographie . on b . ac . at / bibli o ▁– ▁Online ▁bibli ography ▁of ▁the ▁Ö NB ▁library . ▁ ▁anno . on b . ac . at ▁– ▁Digital ▁publications . ▁ ▁G era ub te ▁Bü cher ▁– ▁Ro le ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Library ▁during ▁the ▁NS - Ze it ▁period . ▁ ▁Österreich ische ▁National bibliothek ▁bei ▁Google ▁Cultural ▁Institute ▁▁▁ ▁Category : L ibr aries ▁in ▁Vienna ▁Austria ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Vienna ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Inn ere ▁Stadt ▁Category : M useum s ▁in ▁Vienna ▁Category : H of burg <0x0A> </s> ▁was ▁a ▁Japanese ▁rail road ▁engineer . ▁ ▁Biography ▁H ira i ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Kan az awa , ▁Japan . ▁He ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁Japan ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁study ▁abroad ▁and ▁he ▁attended ▁R ens sel a er ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁D elta ▁K appa ▁E psilon ▁frat ern ity . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁M . S . ▁in ▁civil ▁engineering ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁He ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁railway ▁engineer ▁in ▁the ▁Col on ization ▁Bureau ▁for ▁H ok ka id ō ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁railway