Edwin O. Reischauer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edwin O. Reischauer

American diplomat

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1910

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 01-Sep-1990

Profession: writer, politician, diplomat, historian, university teacher, linguist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Edwin Oldfather Reischauer (October 15, 1910 – September 1, 1990) was an American educator and professor at Harvard University.
Born in Tokyo to American educational missionaries, he became a leading scholar of the history and culture of Japan and East Asia.
Together with George M.
McCune, a Korean scholar, in 1939 he developed the McCune–Reischauer romanization of the Korean language. Reischauer became involved in helping create US policy toward East Asia during and after World War II.
President John F.
Kennedy appointed Reischauer as the United States Ambassador to Japan, where he served (1961–1966).
Reischauer founded the Japan Institute at Harvard University in 1973 and was its founding director.
It was later named for him.