Background
He was born in Kyoto, Japan, and is currently a professor at Otani University.
鷲田 清一
He was born in Kyoto, Japan, and is currently a professor at Otani University.
March 1972 - graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University.
He was the 16th president of Osaka University and served on the screening committee of the Jiro Osaragi Prize, and the Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities. April 1978 - lecturer at Kansai University
April 1992 - associate professor in the School of Letters, Osaka University
April 1996 - professor at the same school
August 2003 - dean of the School of Letters
August 2007 - 16th president of Osaka University
September 2011 - professor at Otani University.