Background
Abe Takeo was born in 1903 at Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.
Abe Takeo was born in 1903 at Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.
In 1927 he graduated from Kyoto University. In 1936 - studied further at Toho Bunka Gakuin (1928), became instructor at Third Higher School.
In 1940 he was an assistant professor at Tokyo University. In 1942 - collaborated in compiling "Outline of East Asiatic History. In 1946 Abe became full professor and has published several books on history.