Background
Beppu, Keiko was born on June 3, 1936 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. Son of Tsunekoto and Kimiko (Konishi) Beppu.
Beppu, Keiko was born on June 3, 1936 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. Son of Tsunekoto and Kimiko (Konishi) Beppu.
Bachelor in English, Kobe College, Nishinomiya, Japan, 1959; Master of Arts in English Language and Literature, University of Michigan, 1967; Doctor of Education in English Language and Literature, University of Michigan, 1973.
Assistant, lecturer, Kobe College, Nishinomiya, 1968-1970;
lecturer, Kobe College, Nishinomiya, 1973-1974;
associate professor, Kobe College, Nishinomiya, 1974-1982;
professor, Kobe College, Nishinomiya, since 1982;
chair English department, Kobe College, Nishinomiya, 1991-1995;
director Research Institute, Kobe College, Nishinomiya, 1987-1991, 95-;
director research, Kobe College, Nishinomiya, since 1995. Visiting professor Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1980-1981. Lecturer Kwansei Gakuin U., Nishinomiya, 1989-1996.
Trustee Kobe College, Nishinomiya, since 1993.
Member American Literature Society Japan (president Kansai chapter 1993-1997, councillor since 1988, vice president Japan, since 1998), Emily Dickinson Society (trustee since 1992), International Edith Wharton Society.
Married Hiroshi Hirai, May 23, 1961 (divorced May 1963).