H. Paul Varley

Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

H. Paul Varley

Role / Field:

American historian and Japanologist specializing in medieval Japanese history.

Born:

1931-02-08

Died:

2015-12-15

Century / Era:

1931s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Herbert Paul Varley (February 8, 1931 – December 15, 2015) was an American academic, historian, author, and Japanologist. He was a professor at Columbia University and Sen Sōshitsu XV Professor of Japanese Cultural History at the University of Hawaii. Among other interests, his research focused on the Kamakura period and Muromachi period in the history of Japan. In an overview of writings by and about Varley, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 38 works in 124 publications in 6 languages and 8,208 library holdings. This list is not finished; you can help Wikipedia by adding to it.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

1967 -- The Onin War; history of its origins and background with a selective translation of the Chronicle of Onin. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-02943-8 1968 -- A Syllabus of Japanese Civilization. OCLC 268563 1971 -- Imperial Restoration in Medieval Japan. ISBN 978-0-231-03502-6; OCLC 142480 1973 -- Japanese Culture: a Short History.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

OCLC 590531 1980 -- A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa. ISBN 978-0-231-04940-5 1994 -- Warriors of Japan as Portrayed in the War Tales. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-1601-8 2000—Japanese Culture. Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays With Rosette, 1969.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1601: 1601 Milestone — ISBN 978-0-8248-1601-8 2000—Japanese Culture.
2. 1931 (1931-02-08): Birth of H. Paul Varley — American historian and Japanologist specializing in medieval Japanese history.
3. 1967: 1967 Milestone — 1967 -- The Onin War; history of its origins and background with a selective translation of the Chronicle of Onin.
4. 1968: 1968 Milestone — ISBN 978-0-231-02943-8 1968 -- A Syllabus of Japanese Civilization.
5. 1969: 1969 Milestone — Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays With Rosette, 1969.
6. 1971: 1971 Milestone — OCLC 268563 1971 -- Imperial Restoration in Medieval Japan.
7. 1973: 1973 Milestone — ISBN 978-0-231-03502-6; OCLC 142480 1973 -- Japanese Culture: a Short History.
8. 1980: 1980 Milestone — OCLC 590531 1980 -- A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa.
9. 1994: 1994 Milestone — ISBN 978-0-231-04940-5 1994 -- Warriors of Japan as Portrayed in the War Tales.
10. 2015 (2015-12-15): Passing & Historical Legacy — H. Paul Varley passed away on 2015-12-15, leaving an enduring historical legacy.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: H. Paul Varley

True or False: “Herbert Paul Varley's primary research focus was exclusively on the Edo period of Japanese history.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): His research interests were more broadly focused on the Kamakura and Muromachi periods in Japanese history.

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