Donald Shively

Donald Shively

Donald Howard Shively (May 11, 1921-August 23, 2005) was an American academic, historian, Japanologist, author and professor emeritus of East Asian Languages and cultures at University of California, Berkeley.^[1]

Early life

Shively was the son of American missionaries in Japan. He was born in Kyoto and educated at the Canadian Academy in Japan.^[2]

Years of study in the US began when he entered Harvard in 1940, but his college years were interrupted by war. In the World War II, Shively was a Japanese language officer. He was promoted to the rank of major in the Marine Corps; and his service was marked by the Bronze Star Medal.^[2]

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.^[1]

Career

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).^[2]

From 1962 through 1964, he joined the faculty of Stanford from 1962 to 1964. Then he moved east to return to Harvard as a member of the faculty from 1964 to 1983;^[1] and he was Director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies from 1981 through 1983.^[3] He was also editor of the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies from 1975-1983.^[2]

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.^[1]

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Donald Shively, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 40+ works in 90+ publications in 3 languages and 3,000+ library holdings.^[4]

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• The Love Suicide at Amijima: a study of a Japanese Domestic Tragedy by Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1953)
• Personality in Japanese History (1970) with Albert Craig
• Tradition and Modernization in Japanese Culture (1971)
• The Cambridge History of Japan, Vol. 2, Heian Japan (1999)

Honors

• Order of the Rising Sun, 1982.^[2]

See also

• Mary Elizabeth Berry, widow of Donald Shively

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Fox, Margalit. "Donald H. Shively, 84, Leader in Japanese Studies in the U.S., Dies," New York Times. August 24, 2005.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Maclay, Kathleen. "Professor emeritus Donald Shively, expert on Japanese life and cultures, dies," UCBerkeley News. August 17, 2005.
3. ^ Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS), Director, 1981-1983
4. ^ WorldCat Identities: Shively, Donald H. (Donald Howard) 1921-

Further reading

• May, Meredith. "Donald H. Shively -- scholar on Japan," San Francisco Chronicle. August 15, 2005.

External links

• In Memorium, Donald Shively

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Name	Shively, Donald
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Date of birth	May 11, 1921
Place of birth	Kyoto, Japan
Date of death	August 13, 2005
Place of death	Berkeley, California