William G. Beasley


William Gerald Beasley was a British academic, author, editor, translator and Japanologist. He was Emeritus Professor of the History of the Far East at the School of Oriental and African Studies of London University.

Career

In 1947 Beasley was appointed Lecturer in Far Eastern History at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He became Professor of the History of the Far East in 1954, a post he held until 1983.

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about William G. Beasley, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 80+ works in 300+ publications in 8 languages and 11,000+ library holdings.