Peter Duus

Peter Duus (December 27, 1933 – November 5, 2022^[1]) was an American Japanologist, historian, and translator. He was emeritus professor of history at Stanford University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, as well as president of the Association for Asian Studies in 2000–2001.^[2]

Peter Duus
Born	(1933-12-27)December 27, 1933[1] Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.[1]
Died	November 5, 2022(2022-11-05) (aged 88)[1] California, U.S.
Education	Harvard University (BA, PhD) University of Michigan (MA)[1]
Employer(s)	Washington University in St. Louis (1964–1966) Harvard University (1966–1970) Claremont Graduate School (1970–1973) Stanford University (1973–2004)[1]
Spouse	Masayo Duus ​ (m. 1964⁠–⁠2022)​ [1]
Children	1[1]

He received the Order of the Rising Sun from the Japanese government in 2012.^[3]

Selected bibliography

• Party Rivalry and Political Change in Taisho Japan (Harvard University Press, 1968).
• Feudalism in Japan (Knopf, 1969).
• The Rise of Modern Japan (Houghton Mifflin, 1976).
• The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910 (University of California Press, 1995).
• Modern Japan (Houghton Mifflin, 1993, 2nd ed., 1998).
• The Japanese Discovery of America: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Books, 1997).

He was the editor of The Cambridge History of Japan, Volume 6 (1988).

He also translated a couple of books by his writer wife, Masayo Umezawa Duus (ドウス 昌代, née 梅沢).^[1]

References

1. "Peter Duus, an authority on the modern Japanese nation, dies at 88". Stanford University. February 10, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
2. "Peter Duus". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
3. "Peter Duus Receives Order of Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon". Japan-United States Friendship Commission. November 13, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2023.