Reischauer, Edwin O. - from United States |
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ID: 273510
Organization: TTC
Country of meeting: in the year 1975
Profession:
Educator and professor at Harvard University. Born in Tokyo to American educational missionaries, he became a leading scholar of the history and culture of Japan and East Asia. Together with George M. McCune, a Korean scholar, in 1939 he developed the McCune-Reischauer romanization of the Korean language. Reischauer became involved in helping create US policy toward East Asia during and after World War II. President John F. Kennedy appointed Reischauer as the United States Ambassador to Japan, where he served (1961–1966). Reischauer founded the Japan Institute at Harvard University in 1973 and was its founding director. It was later named for him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_O._Reischauer Activities in the Orangization:
North America, Executive Committee |
