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Masao Oka
Born(1898-06-05)June 5, 1898
DiedDecember 15, 1982(1982-12-15) (aged 84)
Other names岡 正雄
Occupation(s)Japanese ethnologist and Japanologist

Masao Oka (岡 正雄, Oka Masao, 1898–1982) was a Japanese ethnologist and Japanologist.[1]

Biography

He was born in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo and Tohoku University. He served on the faculty of Meiji University, Kanagawa Dental University, Wayo Women's University, Tokyo Metropolitan University and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.

He died on 15 December 1982 in Tokyo.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Oka Masao". 20-seiki Nihon jinmei jiten (in Japanese). Nichigai Associates. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. ^ Vidyarthi, L. P. (April 1983). "Obituary : Masao Oka". Current Anthropology. 24 (2). Indian Anthropological Association. JSTOR 2742606. Closed access icon