Richard Storry (20 October 1913 – 19 February 1982) was a British Japanologist.[1][2][3]
He was born in Doncaster and educated at Repton School and Merton College, Oxford. In 1937, upon the advice of one of his tutors at Oxford, Edmund Blunden, Storry was appointed lecturer in English at Otaru Higher Commercial School in Hokkaido, Japan, a post he held until 1940. During the Second World War he served in the Intelligence Corps in the Middle East, Singapore, India and Burma. He commanded a mobile section of the South East Asia Translation and Interrogation Centre during the 1944 Battle of Imphal.[3]
During 1947–1955 he studied at the Australian National University as Research Scholar and later as a Fellow. He was then elected to a Roger Heyworth Memorial Research Fellowship at St Antony's College, Oxford. In 1970 he was appointed Director of St Anthony's College's Far East Centre, where his work on Japanese studies laid the ground for a benefaction from Nissan of a Nissan Institute to the college, which opened in 1981. In 1981 the college awarded him an ad hominem Professorship in Japanese Studies and he was also a recipient of the Japan Foundation Award. He died in Woodeaton near Oxford aged 68.[3]
He was best known for his A History of Modern Japan, which was first published in 1960.[3]
Worksedit
The Double Patriots: A Study of Japanese Nationalism (London: Chatto & Windus, 1957).
A History of Modern Japan (London: Pelican Books, 1960). Reprinted with revisions in 1961, 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1982.
The Case of Richard Sorge, co-authored with Sir William Deakin (London: Chatto & Windus, 1966).
The Way of the Samurai (Orbis, 1978).
Japan and the Decline of the West in Asia, 1894–1943 (London: Macmillan, 1979).
Notesedit
^Dorothie Storry, Second Country: The Story of Richard Storry and Japan, 1913–1982: A Biography (P. Norbury, 1986), p. 13.
^Ian Nish, 'Richard Storry and Japanese Studies in Europe', in Richard Storry, Collected Writings of Richard Storry, ed. Ian Nish (Japan Library and Edition Synapse, 2002), p. 16.
^ abcd'Professor Richard Storry', The Times (25 February 1982), p. 12.
January 01, 1970
richard, storry, october, 1913, february, 1982, british, japanologist, born, doncaster, educated, repton, school, merton, college, oxford, 1937, upon, advice, tutors, oxford, edmund, blunden, storry, appointed, lecturer, english, otaru, higher, commercial, sch. Richard Storry 20 October 1913 19 February 1982 was a British Japanologist 1 2 3 He was born in Doncaster and educated at Repton School and Merton College Oxford In 1937 upon the advice of one of his tutors at Oxford Edmund Blunden Storry was appointed lecturer in English at Otaru Higher Commercial School in Hokkaido Japan a post he held until 1940 During the Second World War he served in the Intelligence Corps in the Middle East Singapore India and Burma He commanded a mobile section of the South East Asia Translation and Interrogation Centre during the 1944 Battle of Imphal 3 During 1947 1955 he studied at the Australian National University as Research Scholar and later as a Fellow He was then elected to a Roger Heyworth Memorial Research Fellowship at St Antony s College Oxford In 1970 he was appointed Director of St Anthony s College s Far East Centre where his work on Japanese studies laid the ground for a benefaction from Nissan of a Nissan Institute to the college which opened in 1981 In 1981 the college awarded him an ad hominem Professorship in Japanese Studies and he was also a recipient of the Japan Foundation Award He died in Woodeaton near Oxford aged 68 3 He was best known for his A History of Modern Japan which was first published in 1960 3 Works editThe Double Patriots A Study of Japanese Nationalism London Chatto amp Windus 1957 A History of Modern Japan London Pelican Books 1960 Reprinted with revisions in 1961 1968 1972 1976 and 1982 The Case of Richard Sorge co authored with Sir William Deakin London Chatto amp Windus 1966 The Way of the Samurai Orbis 1978 Japan and the Decline of the West in Asia 1894 1943 London Macmillan 1979 Notes edit Dorothie Storry Second Country The Story of Richard Storry and Japan 1913 1982 A Biography P Norbury 1986 p 13 Ian Nish Richard Storry and Japanese Studies in Europe in Richard Storry Collected Writings of Richard Storry ed Ian Nish Japan Library and Edition Synapse 2002 p 16 a b c d Professor Richard Storry The Times 25 February 1982 p 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Storry amp oldid 1217485910, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
