1. Donald Howard Shively was an American academic, historian, Japanologist, author and professor emeritus of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley.
11 Facts About Donald Shively
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Donald Shively was a leader of Japan studies in the United States.
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Donald Shively was born in Kyoto and educated at the Canadian Academy in Japan.
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In World War II, Shively was a Japanese language officer.
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Donald Shively was promoted to the rank of major in the United States Marine Corps, and his service was marked by the Bronze Star Medal.
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Donald Shively received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1946.
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Donald Shively continued his studies in Cambridge, and he earned a master's degree in 1947.
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Donald Shively began his teaching career at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Donald Shively then moved east to return to Harvard as a member of the faculty from 1964 to 1983.
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Donald Shively was director of the Edwin O Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies from 1981 through 1983, and editor of the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies from 1975 to 1983.
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Donald Shively was the head of the university's East Asian library until he retired in 1992.