| LC control no. | no 96049682 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Reischauer, August Karl, 1879-1971 |
| Birth date | 1879-09-04 |
| Death date | 1971-07-10 |
| Place of birth | Jonesboro (Ill.) |
| Field of activity | Philosophy Religions |
| Affiliation | Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.) United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations Nihon Shingakkō Tōkyō Joshi Daigaku Meiji Gakuin |
| Profession or occupation | Philosophy teachers Religious educators College teachers |
| Found in | The task in Japan, 1926: t.p. (August Karl Reischauer) LC database, 9/23/96 (hdg.: Reischauer, August Karl, 1879- ) Biography in context WWW site, viewed Nov. 6, 2017 (August Karl Reischauer; b. Sept. 4, 1879, Jonesboro, IL; d. July 10, 1971; professor of philosophy in Japan at Meiji Gaikuin [i.e. Gakuin] College, 1907-13, and professor of comparative religions at Meiji Gaikuin [i.e. Gakuin] Theological Seminary, 1913-35, and Nihon Shingakko (Japan Theological Seminary), 1928-41; United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., secretary of Commission on Ecumenical Missions and Relations, 1941-51; Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY, professor of comparative religions, 1943-52; co-founder of Tokyo Woman's Christian College, 1918, and executive secretary of board of trustees, 1918-41; chair of Federated Missions in Japan) |
| Associated language | eng |
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