Hiroyuki Umeda

Background

Umeda, Hiroyuki was born on April 4, 1931 in Tokyo. Son of Kaoru and Chitose Umeda.

Education

Bachelor in Linguistics, U. Tokyo, 1954; Master of Arts in Linguistics, U. Tokyo, 1956; postgraduate, U. Tokyo, 1959; Doctor of Letters in Korean Linguistics, Keimyung U., Taegu, Korea, 1983.

Career

Lecturer, Nagoya (Japan) U., 1959-1965; professor Institute for Study of Langs./Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo U. Foreign Studies, 1965-1993; professor, Reitaku U., Kashiwa-shi, Chiba-ken., Japan, since 1994. Visiting scholar Seoul (Korea) National U., 1966-1969, visiting professor, 1982. President Institute for the Communicative Proficiency Test of Korean Language in Japan, Tokyo, since 1992.

Achievements

• Hiroyuki Umeda has been listed as a noteworthy Linguistics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Association for Korean Language Education (vice president 1991-1992), LinguisticSoc. Japan (president since 1994).

Connections

Married Noriko Torii, October 23, 1957 (divorced June1973). Children: Motoyuki, Kazumi. Married Yumiko Inoue, September 3, 1994.

Father:

Kaoru Umeda

Mother:

Chitose Umeda

Spouse:

Noriko Torii

Spouse:

Yumiko Inoue

child:

Motoyuki Umeda

child:

Kazumi Umeda