Background
Lockwood, William Wirt was born on February 24, 1906 in Shanghai, China. Son of William Wirt and Mary Rebecca (Town) Lockwood.
Lockwood, William Wirt was born on February 24, 1906 in Shanghai, China. Son of William Wirt and Mary Rebecca (Town) Lockwood.
Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University, 1927. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1929, Doctor of Philosophy, 1950.
Bowdoin College, 1929-1932, assistant professor, 1932-1934. Research secretary American Council, Institute of Pacific Relations, 1935-1940, executive secretary, 1941-1943. Executive secretary American Committee for International Studies, 1940-1941.
Consultant United States Office of Export Control, 1941.
Assistant chief Far East Division, Research and Analysis Branch, Office of Strategic Services, 1943. Assistant chief division of Japanese and Korean Economics Affairs, Department of State, 1946.
Assistant director Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, 1946-1957, associate professor public and international affairs, 1949-1954, professor politics and international affairs, 1955-1971, professor emeritus, 1971-1978, director program in East Asian studies, 1970-1971. Member editorial board Princeton University Press.
1962-1965; consultant Ford Foundation, 1953-1955, Foreign Area.
Member editorial board Princeton University Press. 1962-1965; member American Committee on United States-Japan Ednl. and Cultural Cooperation, 1967-1968. Member Social Science.
Served captain to major Army of the United States, 1943-1945.
Member Council Foreign Relations, Asia Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Psi. Member editorial board Asian Survey, Asian Forum, 1974-1978.
Married Virginia Chapman, October 23, 1934. Children: William West., Stephen C., Julia Doctorate. Instructor.