Background
August Karl Reischauer was born in Jonesboro, Illinois, United States in 1879.
August Karl Reischauer was born in Jonesboro, Illinois, United States in 1879.
August came to Japan (1905) and became professor of Meiji Gakuin (1905-1930) and co-founder of Tokyo Joshi Daigaku (Women's College) in 1917. Author of "Studies in Buddhism," etc.