Donald Howard Shively

Donald Howard Shively (May 11, 1921 – August 13, 2005), born in Kyoto, Japan as the son of American missionaries, was a scholar of Japanese literature and culture. He led the post-war Japanese studies in the United States. Dr.Shively died of Shy-Drager syndrome at the age of 84 in Oakland, California.

Career

Donald Howard Shively was born in Kyoto, and was mostly educated there until 1940, when he entered Harvard. Shively received his bachelor's degree, master's degree and a Ph.D. there in 1946, 1947 and 1951 respectively.

Dr.Shively taught at UC Berkeley from 1950 to 1962, at Stanford University from 1962 to 1964, and at Harvard University from 1964 to 1983. From 1983 onwards, he returned to Berkeley, and retired there in 1992, where he was head of the East Asian Library.

Most notable among his works around popular culture in Edo period of Japan is the translation of The Love Suicides at Amijima, a famous kabuki play written by Chikamatsu Monzaemon.

Shively was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government in 1982 for his extensive research in Japanese studies.

Works

References

• Professor emeritus Donald Shively, expert on Japanese life and cultures, dies, UC Berkeley
• Margalit Fox Donald H. Shively, 84, Leader in Japanese Studies in the U.S., Dies, the New York Times, August 24, 2005 (viewed April 10, 2009)
• H. Mack Horton In Memoriam, Donald Howard Shively, Professor of East Asian Languages, Emeritus, UC Berkeley, University of California (viewed April 10, 2009)

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