Tetsu Satoru Tsuchiya

Background

Tsuchiya, Tetsu Satoru was born on September 19, 1923 in Wakayama, Japan. Son of Hiroyoshi and Hana (Okada) Tsuchiya.

Education

Bachelor of Arts and Letters, Tokyo University, 1950. Master of Arts, Tokyo University, 1955.

Career

Assistant professor, Yamanashi U., Kofu, Japan, 1957-1960; assistant professor, Meiji U., Tokyo, 1960-1965; professor, Meiji U., Tokyo, 1965-1994; emeritus professor, Meiji U., Tokyo, since 1994; deputy dean student affairs, Meiji U., Tokyo, 1969-1972; dean academic affairs, Meiji U., Tokyo, 1981-1983. Visiting research fellow U. Ibadan, Nigeria,1973. Visiting professor U. Nairobi, Kenya, 1987, honorary professor, since 1988.

Visiting professor Soka U., 1994-1996.

Achievements

• Tetsu Satoru Tsuchiya has been listed as a noteworthy humanities educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Second lieutenant Japanese military, 1943-1947. Member African Society in Japan (member working committee African fund since 1980), Royal African Society, Kenya Oral Literature Association, Japan Pen Club.

Interests

• Avocation: traveling.

Connections

Married Haruko Muramatsu, April 2, 1955. Children: Eiko Okada, Michiko Narita.

Father:

Hiroyoshi Tsuchiya

Mother:

Hana (Okada) Tsuchiya

Spouse:

Haruko Muramatsu

child:

Michiko Narita Tsuchiya

child:

Eiko Okada Tsuchiya