Masao Maruyama (scholar)

Masao Maruyama
Born	22 March 1914 Osaka, Japan
Died	15 August 1996(1996-08-15) (aged 82) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University
Occupations	Thinker political scientist historian professor[1]
Years active	1950–1971 (as prof.)[1]
Parent	Kanji Maruyama[1]

Masao Maruyama (丸山 眞男, Maruyama Masao, 22 March 1914 – 15 August 1996) was a leading Japanese political scientist and political theorist. His expertise lay in the history of Japanese political thought, to which he made major contributions.