Albert M. Craig
Albert Morton Craig(December 9, 1927 – December 1, 2021) was an American academic, historian, author and professor emeritus in the Department of History atHarvard University.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
As a youth in Chicago, Craig was an Eagle Scout, and also participated in both competitive swimming and judo. A more scholarly interest in Japan was piqued after theSecond World War.While doing counterintelligence work for theUnited States Armyin 1946 and 1947, he was stationed inMiyazakiand inKyoto.[1]While in Kyoto, he earned a third degree black belt in judo.
Craig earned an undergraduate degree in philosophy in 1949 atNorthwestern University,where he was member of Phi Beta Kappa. While there, he set an NCAA freshman record in the 200 yard breaststroke. After college, theFulbright Programmade it possible for him to study economic history at theUniversity of StrasbourginStrasbourg,France.This was followed by two years (1951–53) as a graduate student at Kyoto University from 1951 through 1953.
He did his doctoral dissertation at Harvard University under the supervision ofEdwin O. Reischauerand also worked withJohn K. Fairbank.Harvard awarded Craig his Ph.D. in history in 1959.[1]
Career[edit]
Professor Craig became a member of Harvard's faculty in 1959 and then taught there for forty years, during which he was also a visiting professor at theUniversity of Tokyo,theUniversity of Kyoto,and Keio University.[1]
He became the Harvard-Yenching Research Professor of Japanese History. In addition, he served as Director of theReischauer Institute(1983–1985)[3]and as Director of theHarvard-Yenching Institute(1976–1987).[1]
His research focused primarily on the transition from theEdo periodthrough theMeiji period.[1]
Selected works[edit]
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Albert Craig,OCLC/WorldCatencompasses roughly 60+ works in 200+ publications in 7 languages and 8,000+ library holdings.[4]
- Chōshū in the Meiji Restoration(1961)
- Personality in Japanese History(1971), withDonald Shively
- The Heritage of Japanese Civilization(2003)
- The Heritage of Chinese Civilization(2001)
- The Heritage of World Civilizations(2005)
- Civilization and Enlightenment: The Early Thought of Fukuzawa Yukichi(2009)
Honors[edit]
- Guggenheim Fellowship[5]
- Fulbright Fellowship[5]
- Japan Foundation Fellowship[5]
- Order of the Rising Sun,1988[5]
- At ages 80 and 85, Craig set world masters records for those age groups in the 200 meter breaststroke.
References[edit]
- ^abcdefReischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS),faculty
- ^"Albert Morton Craig, 93".The Harvard Gazette. 5 May 2022.Retrieved30 June2022.
- ^RIJS,Director, 1984-1985
- ^WorldCat IdentitiesArchived2010-12-30 at theWayback Machine:Craig, Albert M.
- ^abcdPearson, Longman/Prentiss Hall,Author bio
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- 1927 births
- 2021 deaths
- 20th-century American historians
- 20th-century American male writers
- American Japanologists
- Harvard University faculty
- Harvard University Department of History faculty
- Northwestern University alumni
- Kyoto University alumni
- Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
- United States Army soldiers
- American expatriates in France
- American expatriates in Japan
- American male non-fiction writers
- Fulbright alumni