Carl Steenstrup
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| Carl Steenstrup | |
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| Born | 1934 Vaasa, Finland |
| Occupation | Linguist |
Carl Steenstrup (b. 1934 in Vaasa, Finland) is known for translating several works of Japanese literature, mostly those relating to the historical development of Bushido, Japanese Feudal Law, and the Kakun (House Codes) of famous Samurai Leaders Hōjō Shigetoki and Imagawa Ryoshun. Steenstrup's dissertation at Harvard University was entitled Hôjô Shigetoki (1198–1261) and his Role in the History of Political and Ethical Ideas in Japan.
He was a civil servant for the Danish Government from 1952 to 1985 and Professor of Japanese History at Munich University (1985 to 2000). From 1971 to 1972 he was a lecturer in Nordic languages for Tôkai University in Tokyo, Japan. Until his retirement, he lectured at Humboldt University in Berlin, and the Government Academy of Law and Economics in Irkutsk.
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[edit] Curriculum vitae
- Candidatus Juris, University of Copenhagen (1957)
- Master of Arts in Japanese, University of Copenhagen (1971)
- PhD in Japanese History, Harvard University (1977)
- PhD in Japanese History, University of Copenhagen (1979)
[edit] Career
- Public Administration --Denmark (1952-1985)
- Lecturer, Tôkai University--Tokyo, Japan (1971-72)
- Librarian, Asia Collection, upper librarian, Abt.ltr. in daen. wiss (1972-83)
- Senior Fellow, Japanese--The Skandinavian Institute for Asia Research, Copenhagen (1983-85)
- Associate Professor of Japanese History at University of Munich (1985-2000)
- Lecturer, Humboldt University in Berlin
- Lecturer, Government Academy of Law and Economics in Irkutsk. (Sept. 2000 to July 2001)
[edit] Books
- Hôjô Shigetoki (1198-1261) and his Role in the History of Political and Ethical Ideas in Japan, London 1979. (the author's Harvard University dissertation)
- A History of Law in Japan until 1868, (Brill, 2nd ed. 1996)
- Of Japan and History, Copenhagen 1980.
- Shintô, Copenhagen 1982.
- Japan 1850–1980, Copenhagen 1982.
[edit] External links
- Dr. Carl Steenstrup's Homepage at the University of Humboldt (Berlin,Germany)
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