John Curtis Perry
John Curtis Perry | |
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Perry in a lecture in 2013 | |
| Born | July 18, 1930 Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | March 1, 2025 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | ペリー, ジョン・カーティス |
| Spouse | Sarah Hollis French |
| Children | 5 |
| Awards | Imperial decoration of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (Japan) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Yale University (BA, MA) Harvard University (PhD) |
| Thesis | Great Britain and the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1858-1905 (1962) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edwin O. Reischauer Robert G. Albion |
| Other advisors | George Vernadsky |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | East Asian studies, Maritime studies |
| Institutions | Carleton College Connecticut College The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
| Notable students | Alan M. Wachman, Sung-Yoon Lee |
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John Curtis Perry, also known as John Perry, (July 18, 1930 – March 1, 2025) was an East Asian and Oceanic studies professor and historian. He was a professor and chair of the history department at Carleton College. Later he became the Henry Willard Denison Professor of History at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He was also the director of that school's Maritime Studies program and founding president of the Institute for Global Maritime Studies, until his retirement in 2014.
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