Kerr, George H., 1911-

American historian; vice consul, Taipei, Formosa, 1945-1947.

From the description of George H. Kerr papers, 1943-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867210

Biographical Note

• 1911 Nov. 7: Born
• 1935 - 1937 : Student, Japan
• 1937 - 1940 : English teacher, Taipei, Taiwan
• 1942 - 1943 : Analyst and consultant on Formosa, U.S. Department of War
• 1944 - 1946 : Director, Formosa Research Unit, Naval School of Military Government and Administration, U.S. Navy, Columbia University, New York
• 1946 - 1947 : Foreign service staff officer and vice consul, U.S. Department of State, Taipei, Taiwan
• 1947 - 1949 : Lecturer, University of Washington
• 1949 - 1950 : Lecturer, Stanford University and University of California at Berkeley
• 1950 - 1955? : Research Associate, Hoover Institution
• 1952: Published The Ryukyu Islands: A Preliminary Checklist of Reference Materials Arranged Alphabetically (with Higa Shuncho and others)
• 1953: Published Ryukyu Kingdom and Province Before 1945
• 1958: Published Okinawa: The History of an Island People
• 1959: Published Science Information Services in Japan, a Brief Survey
• 1961: Published Bibliography of the Ryukyus
• 1965: Published Formosa Betrayed
• 1974: Published Formosa: Licensed Revolution and the Home Rule Movement, 1895-1945
• 1986: Published The Taiwan Confrontation Crisis
• 1992 Aug. 27: Died, Honolulu, Hawaii

From the guide to the George H. Kerr papers, 1943-1951, (Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace)