He was one of those who did distinguish service to the establishment of national finances of modern Japan, and additionally, he has been known as the first 'government economist' (economist who works at a government agency) who greatly contributed to economics education and its popularization.
近代日本における財政確立の功労者の一人であるとともに、経済学の教育・普及に尽力した、「官庁エコノミスト」の先駆け的人物として知られている