Ian Nish

Ian Hill Nish CBE (born 3 June 1926) is a British academic, a specialist in Japanese studies, and  Emeritus Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).LSE:  Ian Nish
He is an expert on the Anglo-Japanese Alliance and Japanese foreign policy.Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation:   Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits, book launch. 

Early life
Nish was born in Edinburgh in 1926.

World War II gave opportunity to many young non-Japanese to become specialists in Japanese studies; and Ian Nish was one of them..Kenrick, Vivienne.  "Personality Profile: Ian Nish," Japan Times. September 18, 2004 -- May '08.

He studied at the School of Japanese Studies in Simla and Karachi in British India.

He earned a master's degree (M.A.) at the University of Edinburgh.  He was awarded a doctorate degree (Ph.D.) at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.

Career
Nish taught in the history department of the University of Sydney from 1957 to 1962.

From 1962 through 1991, Nish taught at the London School of Economics in London.  He retired in 1991.

Selected works
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Ian Nish, OCLC/WorldCat includes roughly 200+ works in 300+ publications in 4 languages and 7,000+ library holdings. WorldCat Identities:  Nish, Ian Hill
 Britain & Japan: Biographical Portraits (1994), with James Hoare
 The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations: The Political-diplomatic Dimension (2000)
 The Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5] (2003)

Honours
Nish argues that "a foreign scholar of Japan is often only a middleman attempting to distill the ideas of Japanese scholars".
 Japan Academy (Honorary member), 2007.Japan Academy, Honorary member 
 Commander of the British Empire.
 Order of the Rising Sun, 1991.
 Japan Foundation: Japan Foundation Award, 1991.Japan Foundation Award, 1991

References

Other websites
 Nish, Ian Hill at Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) 

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Category:Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun