Hayashi Razan
- 1583 – March 7, 1657
- Early modern
- Culture

Hayashi Razan , also known as Hayashi Dōshun, was a Japanese historian, philosopher, political consultant, and writer, serving as a tutor and an advisor to the first four shōguns of the Tokugawa bakufu. He is also attributed with first listing the Three Views of Japan.
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Who was born first?
- Hayashi Razan and Hugo Grotius were born the same year
- Hayashi Razan and Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury were born the same year
- Hayashi Razan was born 1 year before Miyamoto Musashi
- Hayashi Razan was born 1 year before Caspar Barlaeus
- Hayashi Razan was born 2 years before Caspar Bartholin the Elder
Timeline
- Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of CherburyMarch 3, 1583 – August 1648
- Hayashi Razan (this page)1583 – March 7, 1657
- Hugo GrotiusApril 10, 1583 – August 28, 1645
- Caspar BarlaeusFebruary 12, 1584 – January 14, 1648
- Miyamoto Musashi1584 – June 5, 1645
- Caspar Bartholin the ElderFebruary 12, 1585 – July 13, 1629