Leon M. Zolbrod (1930 – 16 April 1991) was a scholar and translator of Japanese literature and history. His interest in studying the literature of Japan developed from his duties as a member of the U.S. Army of occupation in 1948.Leon M. Zolbrod Takizawa Bakin - Volume 20 - Page 165 - 1967 Publisher's note "Leon Zolbrod is currently sitting Professor of Japanese History and Literature at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. His interest in the literature of Japan developed from his duties as a member of the army of occupation in 1948" He earned his Ph.D. from

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(as a graduate student he studied at the Department of Chinese Literature at

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) before becoming visiting professor of Japanese history and literature at

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's Department of Asian Studies in 1967, joining the faculty the following year.

Works

Zolbrod wrote numerous articles and books on the subject of Japanese literature and history. His books included: * * *

References

1930 births 1991 deaths Japanese–English translators Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Scholars of Japanese literature Academic staff of the University of British Columbia 20th-century American translators 20th-century American historians {{US-translator-stub