1870 |
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Born in Shimohonda (now Honda-machi 3-chome), Kanazawa on October 18th. (born "Teitaro Suzuki") |
1875 |
(Age 5) |
Entered Honda-machi Elementary School (now Shintate-machi Elementary School). |
1888 |
(Age 18) |
Entered Fourth High School (the predecessor of Kanazawa University). |
1891 |
(Age 21) |
Went to Tokyo and entered the Imperial University, Faculty of Philosophy (now the University of Tokyo) the following year. |
1894 |
(Age 24) |
Conferred the name "Daisetz". |
1897 |
(Age 27) |
Went to the United States and worked for Open Court Publishing Company in La Salle, Illinois as an editor for 11 years where he undertook translation and interpretation. |
1909 |
(Age 39) |
Returned to Japan. Became lecturer at Gakushuin (now Gakushuin University) and Tokyo Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo), and became professor at Gakushuin the following year. |
1911 |
(Age 41) |
Married Beatrice Erskine Lane. |
1921 |
(Age 51) |
Became professor at Shinshu Otani University (now Otani University) and
taught at the university until the age of 89 (1960). |
1936 |
(Age 66) |
Gave lectures at the University of Cambridge, Harvard University, among others. |
1945 |
(Age 75) |
Established Matsugaoka Bunko in Kamakura. |
1949 |
(Age 79) |
Went to the United States and gave lectures at the University of Hawaii. Became a member of the Japan Academy and received Order of Culture. |
1950 |
(Age 80) |
Gave lectures at Princeton University, New York University, among others.
Lived in New York. |
1952 |
(Age 82) |
Began giving lectures at Columbia University. |
1954 |
(Age 84) |
Gave lectures in UK, Germany, Switzerland, among other countries. |
1958 |
(Age 88) |
Returned to Japan. Spent days as a researcher at Matsugaoka Bunko the following year. |
1961 |
(Age 91) |
Completed English translation of Kyogyo-shinsho. |
1966 |
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Died at St. Luke’s International Hospital on July 12th, aged 95. |