| Masao Oka | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1898-06-05)June 5, 1898 Japan Nagano, Matsumoto |
| Died | December 15, 1982(1982-12-15) (aged 84) |
| Other names | 岡 正雄 |
| Occupation(s) | Japanese ethnologist and Japanologist |
Masao Oka (岡 正雄, Oka Masao, 1898–1982) was a Japanese ethnologist and Japanologist. Oka is considered the leading figure in the establishment of Japanese ethnology since the 1930's.
Biography
He was born in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo and Tohoku University. He served on the faculty of Meiji University, Kanagawa Dental University, Wayo Women's University, Tokyo Metropolitan University and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
He died on 15 December 1982 in Tokyo.
References
- "Oka Masao". 20-seiki Nihon jinmei jiten (in Japanese). Nichigai Associates. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- Steger, Brigitte (1 December 2019). "The Stranger and Others: The Life and Legacy of the Japanese Ethnologist Oka Masao". Vienna Journal of East Asian Studies. 11 (1): 60–91. doi:10.2478/vjeas-2019-0003.
- Vidyarthi, L. P. (April 1983). "Obituary : Masao Oka". Current Anthropology. 24 (2). Indian Anthropological Association: 268. doi:10.1086/202994. JSTOR 2742606. S2CID 224789311.
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