Background

Masuda, Ryoichi was born on August 22, 1931 in Yamato-Koriyama City, Nara, Japan. Son of Yoshiji and Terueh (Terabayashi) Masuda.

Education

Bachelor in foreign Studies, Kobe City University, Japan, 1955. Master of Arts, Osaka University, Japan, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Osaka University, Japan, 1980.

Career

Associate professor Osaka University of Economics, Japan, 1963—1967. Professor Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, 1967-1973, Nara University Education, 1973-1991, professor emeritus, 1991. Professor Ryukoku University, Kyoto, 1991-2000, Sapientia University, Hyogo, 2000—2007, St. Thomas University, 2007—2009, professor emeritus, 2009, visiting professor, since 2009.

Visiting professor Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1979-1980.

Achievements

• Ryoichi Masuda has been listed as a noteworthy English and American literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member The English Literary Society Japan, Japanese Society for Theatre Research, International Association for Study of Anglo-Irish Literature.

Connections

Married Masako Yamaguchi, December 23, 1958. Children: Maho, Migifumi, Mizuki.

Father:

Yoshiji Masuda

Mother:

Terueh (Terabayashi) Masuda

Spouse:

Masako Yamaguchi

child:

Migifumi Masuda

child:

Maho Masuda

child:

Mizuki Masuda