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Memorial Page for Donald Keene

Jun 18, 1922 – Feb 24, 2019(96 years)Died in:Tokyo, Tokyo

Japanese/American academic

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Biography

Birthplace

New York City, New York

Place of Death

Tokyo, Tokyo

Nationality

United States

Cause of Death

heart failure

Occupation(6)

linguisttranslator writer university teacher historianjapanologist

Awards(10)

Guggenheim FellowshipKikuchi Kan PrizeOrder of the Rising Sun, 3rd classYamagata Banto PrizeYomiuri PrizeJapanese Literature Grand PrixIvan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement AwardFukuoka Asian Culture PrizeOrder of the Rising Sun, 2nd classAsahi Prize

Education(2)

Harvard UniversityColumbia University

Donald Keene (* June 18, 1922 in New York City; † February 24, 2019 in Tokyo) was a japanese/American academic. He was 96 years old. His education included Harvard University and Columbia University. He received 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Kikuchi Kan Prize. His cause of death was heart failure.

Life Events

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Born in New York City, New York

1922

University of Cambridge

1949

until 1954

Columbia University

1955

Guggenheim Fellowship

1961

Kikuchi Kan Prize

1962

Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class

1975

Yamagata Banto Prize

1983

Yomiuri Prize

1985

Japanese Literature Grand Prix

1985

Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award

1990

Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize

1991

Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class

1993

Asahi Prize

1997

Died in Tokyo, Tokyo (heart failure)

2019

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Donald Keene. Forever remembered.