Name William Beasley Role Author | ||
Died 2006, Twickenham, United Kingdom Books Japanese Imperialism 1894‑1945, The rise of modern Japan, The modern history of, The Japanese Experien, The Meiji restoration | ||
Education University College London |
William Gerald Beasley CBE FBA (22 December 1919 – 19 November 2006) was a British academic, author, editor, translator and Japanologist. He was Emeritus Professor of the History of the Far East at the School of Oriental and African Studies of London University.
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Career
In 1947 Beasley was appointed Lecturer in Far Eastern History at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). He became Professor of the History of the Far East in 1954, a post he held until 1983.
Selected works
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about William G. Beasley, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 80+ works in 300+ publications in 8 languages and 11,000+ library holdings .
Honours and awards
References
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