Background
Yamada, Akihiro was born on January 31, 1929 in Nagoya, Japan. Son of Etsujiro and Yuki (Takeuchi) Yamada.
English language and literature educator
Yamada, Akihiro was born on January 31, 1929 in Nagoya, Japan. Son of Etsujiro and Yuki (Takeuchi) Yamada.
Bachelor in Faculty of Letters, Nagoya University, 1952. Master of Arts (British Council scholar), University Birmingham, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy (British Council fellow), University Birmingham, 1976.
Assistant, Mie University, Tsu, Japan, 1952-1960, lecturer, 1960-1962, assistant professor, 1962. Assistant professor Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan, 1962-1970, Professor of English, 1970-1988, director faculty library, 1971-1974, member university senate, 1978-1980. Professor emeritus, 1988.
Professor Meisei University, Hino-shi, Tokyo.
Japanese Minstry of Education grantee, 1954-1955, 64-66, 68-73, 78. Fulbright fellow, 1966-1967.
Folger Shakespeare Library fellow, 1967. British Academy/Japan Society for Promotion of Science fellow, 1982;recipient 2d prize Editol.
Society Japan, 1981, Yushodo Gesner award, 1997.
President Friends of the University Birmingham in Japan, 2000-2003. Member Malone Society England, International Shakespeare Association, Shakespeare Society Japan, English Literature Society Japan, Society for Textual Scholarship.
Married Yasuko Uchida, February 3, 1957. Children: Akiko, Akira.