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==Awards and Associations==
 
==Awards and Associations==
  
* Japan Academy Prize ([[1941]])
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* Japan Academy Prize ('''1941''')
* Asahi Culture Prize ([[1968]])
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* Asahi Culture Prize ('''1968''')
* Inducted into the Japan Academy ([[1965]])
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* Inducted into the Japan Academy ('''1965''')
* Inducted into the British Academy ([[1977]])
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* Inducted into the British Academy ('''1977''')
 
* Chairman of the Historical Society of Japan (''Shigakkai'')
 
* Chairman of the Historical Society of Japan (''Shigakkai'')
 
* Chairman of the ''Societe Franco-Japonaise des Sciences Historiques'' (''Nichi-Futsu Rekishi Gakkai'')
 
* Chairman of the ''Societe Franco-Japonaise des Sciences Historiques'' (''Nichi-Futsu Rekishi Gakkai'')
 
* Chairman on the board of directors for the Japan-Netherlands Institute (''Nichi-Ran Gakkai'')
 
* Chairman on the board of directors for the Japan-Netherlands Institute (''Nichi-Ran Gakkai'')
* Director of the Institute of Eastern Culture (''Tôhô Gakkai'')
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* Director of the Institute of Eastern Culture (''Tôhô Gakkai'')
* Director of the Internation Society for Educational Information  
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* Director of the Internation Society for Educational Information
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==

Revision as of 02:04, 17 July 2007

Overview

Iwao Seiichi attended the Tokyo Imperial University--staying in Tokyo, his birthplace--and graduated in 1925.

Moving to the Taihoku Imperial University, he was assistant professor of literature and politics before he went to England and the Netherlands for two years, studying.

Back in Tokyo, he filled the role of professor of literature from 1948 to 1961. In 1951, he was honored with a Doctor of Literature degree.

Awards and Associations

  • Japan Academy Prize (1941)
  • Asahi Culture Prize (1968)
  • Inducted into the Japan Academy (1965)
  • Inducted into the British Academy (1977)
  • Chairman of the Historical Society of Japan (Shigakkai)
  • Chairman of the Societe Franco-Japonaise des Sciences Historiques (Nichi-Futsu Rekishi Gakkai)
  • Chairman on the board of directors for the Japan-Netherlands Institute (Nichi-Ran Gakkai)
  • Director of the Institute of Eastern Culture (Tôhô Gakkai)
  • Director of the Internation Society for Educational Information

Sources

Iwao Seiichi's Biographical Dictionary of Japanese History

Notes