William Gerard Beasley CBE

Order of the British Empire

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 FBA

British Academy

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 (1919–2006) was a British

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 academic, author, editor, translator and Japanologist. He was Emeritus Professor of the History of the Far East at the School of Oriental and African Studies

School of Oriental and African Studies

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 of London University.

Career

Beasley was appointed to a post in the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOASs) in 1957. He became Professor of the History of the Far East in 1954, a post he held until 1983.

Selected works

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 encompasses roughly 80+ works in 300+ publications in 8 languages and 11,000+ library holdings .

• Great Britain and the Opening of Japan, 1834-1858 (1951)
• Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853-1868 (1955)
• Historians of China and Japan (1961)
• The modern history of Japan (1963)
• The Meiji Restoration (1972)
• Modern Japan: Aspects of History, Literature, and Society (1975)
• Japanese Imperialism, 1894-1945 (1987)
• The Rise of Modern Japan (1989)
• Japan Encounters the Barbarian: Japanese Travellers in America and Europe (1995)
• The Japanese experience : a short history of Japan (1999)

Honours and awards

• British Academy
  British Academy
  The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
  
  , 1967.
• American Historical Association
  American Historical Association
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  , John K. Fairbank
  John K. Fairbank
  John King Fairbank , was a prominent American academic and historian of China.-Education and early career:...
  
   Prize,, 1972.
• Order of the British Empire
  Order of the British Empire
  The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
  
  , Commander (CBE
  Order of the British Empire
  The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
  
  ), 1980.
• Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
  Order of the Rising Sun
  The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese Government, created on April 10, 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight from the rising sun...
  
  , 1983.
• Japan Academy, honorary member, 1984.
• Japan Foundation Award
  Japan Foundation Award
  The Japan Foundation Awards honor individuals and organizations for significant contributing to "the enhancement of mutual understanding between Japan and other countries." Activities in an academic or cultural field have been presented by the Japan Foundation annually since 1973...
  
  , 2001.