Background
Cornell, John Bilheimer was born on November 25, 1921 in East Chicago, Indiana, United States. Son of Dana Robert and Vivian Inda (Bilimer) Cornell.
Cornell, John Bilheimer was born on November 25, 1921 in East Chicago, Indiana, United States. Son of Dana Robert and Vivian Inda (Bilimer) Cornell.
AB, University of Michigan, 1946; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1953.
Lecturer department anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1953-1954;
assistant professor department sociology and anthropology, Wayne U., Detroit, 1954-1955;
assistant professor department anthropology, University Texas, Austin, 1955-1961;
associate professor, University Texas, Austin, 1961-1965;
acting chair department anthropology, University Texas, Austin, 1962-1964;
professor, University Texas, Austin, 1965-1987;
chair, University Texas, Austin, 1974-1978;
professor emeritus, University Texas, Austin, since 1987. Program director anthropology National Science Foundation, Washington, 1971-1973. Visiting professor Escolade Sociologia e Politica, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1965-1966.
Visiting assistant professor University of Michigan, 1958-1959. Fulbright research professor Kyoto (Japan) U., 1957-1958. Project director Japan Center University of Michigan, 1953-1954.
Chairman Asian studies program University Texas, 1959-1964, international programs studies committee, 1967-1969. Cons.Assn. Asian Studies, 1983-1987, Wenner-Gren Foundation Anthropological Research, New York City, 1981-1985, 87. Member American Advisory Committee Japan Foundation, 1977-1979.
(Center For Japanese Studies, Occasional Papers, No. 5.)
First lieutenant United States Army, 1943-1946, captain United States Army Reserve, 1954-1960. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Anthropological Association. Member American Ethnological Society (president, vice president 1973-1975), International House Japan, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Joanna Sue Macbeth, July 25, 1953 (deceased 1978). 1 child, Mary Elizabeth Cornell Osterloh. Married Regine Pierrette Reynolds, October 10, 1981.
Stepchildren: Dennis Wade Reynolds, Eric Lee Reynolds.