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Donald H. Shively
Donald H. Shively
Personal details
Born11 May 1921
Kyoto, Japan
Died13 August 2005
NativityJap
Known forJapanologist
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Marine Corps Reserve
ASN09318
RankCaptain
Camp RitchieClass 22 (23 August – 21 October 1944)
Section1A
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Donald Howard Shively (May 11, 1921 – August 13, 2005) was an American academic, historian, Japanologist, author and professor emeritus of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley. He was a leader of Japan studies in the United States.

Biography

Donald Howard Shively (May 11, 1921 – August 13, 2005) was an American academic, historian, Japanologist, author and professor emeritus of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley. He was a leader of Japan studies in the United States.

Shively was the son of American missionaries in Japan. He was born in Kyoto and educated at the Canadian Academy in Japan.

Years of study in the United States began when he entered Harvard in 1940, but his college years were interrupted by war. In World War II, Shively was a Japanese language officer. He was promoted to the rank of major in the United States Marine Corps, and his service was marked by the Bronze Star Medal. His training during WWII at Camp Ritchie's Military Intelligence Training Center classifies him as one of the Ritchie Boys.

Shively received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1946 (Class of '44). He continued his studies in Cambridge, and he earned a master's degree in 1947. He was awarded a Ph.D. in 1951.

Shively began his teaching career at the University of California, Berkeley. He was at Berkeley from 1950 to 1962. During this period, he edited the Journal of Asian Studies (1955–1959). and also editor of the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies from 1975 to 1983.

In 1983, Shively returned to teach at Berkeley. He was also the head of the university's East Asian library until he retired in 1992. Dr. Shively died of Shy–Drager syndrome at the age of 84 in Oakland, California.


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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 84
Class_ASN 9318
Class_Name SHIVELY, Donald H.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Donald Shively
  • Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
  • NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)