Yuji Aida

Japanese: 会田雄次 - あいだゆうじ

1916-1997 A Western history scholar and critic from the late Showa to Heisei eras.
Born March 5, 1916. After serving as an assistant professor at Kobe University, he became a professor at the Institute for Research in Humanities at Kyoto University in 1964. He specialized in the history of Renaissance culture. In 1962, he published "Aaron Camp," based on his experience as a prisoner of war in Burma during World War II. He later became active as a critic on topics such as family theory and Japanese studies. He passed away on September 17, 1997, at the age of 81. He was born in Kyoto and graduated from Kyoto Imperial University. His works include "Art and Society of the Renaissance" and "The Structure of Japanese Consciousness."

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Japanese:

1916－1997　昭和後期-平成時代の西洋史学者,評論家。
大正5年3月5日生まれ。神戸大助教授などをへて,昭和39年京大人文科学研究所教授。専攻はルネサンス文化史。第二次大戦中のビルマでの捕虜体験をもとに37年「アーロン収容所」を刊行。のち家庭論,日本人論などの評論家として活躍。平成9年9月17日死去。81歳。京都出身。京都帝大卒。著作に「ルネサンスの美術と社会」「日本人の意識構造」など。

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