Donald Keene

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Donald Keene

Literature

#58

World Rank

#202

Historical Rank

#28

USA Rank

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Donald Keene's Degrees

• Bachelors Japanese Studies Columbia University
• Masters Japanese Studies Columbia University
• PhD Japanese Literature Columbia University

Why Is Donald Keene Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Donald Lawrence Keene was an American-born Japanese scholar, historian, teacher, writer and translator of Japanese literature. Keene was University Professor emeritus and Shincho Professor Emeritus of Japanese Literature at Columbia University, where he taught for over fifty years. Soon after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, he retired from Columbia, moved to Japan permanently, and acquired citizenship under the name . This was also his poetic pen name and occasional nickname, spelled in the ateji form .

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Donald Keene?

Donald Keene is affiliated with the following schools:

• Columbia University
• University of Cambridge
• Harvard University

What Are Donald Keene's Academic Contributions?

Donald Keene is most known for their academic work in the field of literature. They are also known for their academic work in the fields of

Donald Keene has made the following academic contributions:

• Travelers of a Hundred Ages
• The Pleasures of Japanese Literature
• Seeds in the Heart: Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century