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==Early Life==

==Early Life==

Norman grew up in [[Nagano prefecture]], the son of missionary parents, being therefore fluent in both English and Japanese. He left Japan in his mid-teens, and studied at Victoria College in Toronto and Trinity College in Cambridge, where he focused chiefly on ancient and medieval European history before turning to Japanese history and earning his PhD in that field at Harvard University. He also studied briefly at Columbia University, and read Latin, Greek, French, and German, as well as, to some extent, Italian and Chinese.

Norman grew up in [[Nagano prefecture]], the son of missionary parents, becoming therefore fluent in both English and Japanese at an early age. He left Japan in his mid-teens, and studied at Victoria College in Toronto and Trinity College in Cambridge, where he focused chiefly on ancient and medieval European history before turning to Japanese history and earning his PhD in that field at Harvard University. He also studied briefly at Columbia University, and read Latin, Greek, French, and German, as well as, to some extent, Italian and Chinese.

On August 31, 1935, he married Laura Irene Clark.

On August 31, 1935, he married Laura Irene Clark.