Kerr, George H., 1911-

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Dates:
Birth 1911-11-07
Death 1992-08-27
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

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)

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Subjects:

  • Military bases

Occupations:

  • Diplomats

Places:

  • Okinawa-ken (Japan) (as recorded)
  • Ryukyu Islands. (as recorded)
  • Okinawa-ken (Japan) (as recorded)
  • Ryukyu Islands (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Japan (as recorded)
  • Japan. (as recorded)
  • Taiwan. (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Taiwan (as recorded)
  • Foreign countries (as recorded)

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