Philip Eugene Williams

Background

Williams, Philip Eugene was born on June 3, 1923 in Weatherly, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Ernest Lester and Edith Estelle (Grimm) Williams.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Franklin and Marshall, 1947. Master of Divinity magna cum laude, Yale University, 1950. School of Theology and Ministry, Union Theological Seminary, 1956.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1964.

Career

Ordained to ministry United Church Christ, 1950. Director Yale University International House, 1949-1950. Missionary to Japan, United Church Christ, New York City, 1950-1989.

Professor of English, North Japan University, Sendai, 1958-1978.

Professor of English, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan, 1978-1992, Nagoya (Japan) Gakuin University, 1989. Visiting professor Ryukoku University, Kyoto, 1979-1989.

Director National Council Churches, Tokyo, 1958-1968. Adjunct Professor Ursinus College, 1968-1978.

Visiting professor Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 1983.

Achievements

• Philip Eugene Williams has been listed as a noteworthy missionary, English educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Journey into mission

    (FROM BACK COVER: "...the diary of a first-term missionary...)

Membership

Trustee North Japan University, 1957—1978, Union Theological Seminary, Tokyo, from 1960. Supervisor Princeton Educational Testing Services, Sendai, 1969—1978. Member of American Literature Society Japan., American Studies Association Japan, English Literature Society Japan, Modern Language Association, P.E.N. (Japan).

Connections

Married Mary Edith Tatem, June 28, 1947. Children: Carolyn Joy, Edith Gay, Bonnie Tatem.

Father:

Ernest Lester Williams

Mother:

Edith Estelle (Grimm) Williams

Spouse:

Mary Edith Tatem

child:

Bonnie Tatem Williams

child:

Edith Gay Williams

child:

Carolyn Joy Williams