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Photo: 📷 Aurelio Asiain from Hirakata-shi, Osaka, Japan
Biography of Donald Keene
18. Jun 1922 – 24. Feb 2019(96 years)Died in:Tokyo, Tokyo
Japanese/American academic
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Donald Keene (* 18. June 1922 in New York City; † 24. February 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.
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14 Events1922
Born in New York City, New York
1949
University of Cambridge
until 1954
1955
Columbia University
1961
Guggenheim Fellowship
1962
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1975
Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class
1983
Yamagata Banto Prize
1985
Yomiuri Prize
1985
Japanese Literature Grand Prix
1990
Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award
1991
Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize
1993
Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class
1997
Asahi Prize
2019