Edwin O. Reischauer

Edwin O. Reischauer
Born	Edwin Oldfather Reischauer (1910-10-15)October 15, 1910 Tokyo, Japan
Died	September 1, 1990(1990-09-01) (aged 79) La Jolla, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Oberlin College (AB) Harvard University (PhD)
Spouse(s)	Elinor Adrienne Danton (widowed in 1956) Haru Matsukata
Children	3, including Robert Reischauer
Parent	August Karl Reischauer (father)
Scientific career
Fields	Japanology East Asian studies
Institutions	United States Ambassador to Japan (1961–1966) Harvard University
Thesis	Nittō guhō junrei gyōki: Ennin's Diary of His Travels in T'ang China, 838–847  (1939)
Doctoral advisor	Serge Elisséeff
Doctoral students	Gail Lee Bernstein John W. Dower John Curtis Perry
Other notable students	Sen. Jay Rockefeller

Edwin Oldfather Reischauer (/ˈraɪʃaʊ.ər/; October 15, 1910 – September 1, 1990) was an American diplomat, educator, and professor at Harvard University. Born in Tokyo to American educational missionaries, he became a leading scholar of the history and culture of Japan and East Asia. Together with George M. McCune, a scholar of Korea, in 1939 he developed the McCune–Reischauer romanization of the Korean language.

Reischauer became involved in helping create US policy toward East Asia during and after World War II. President John F. Kennedy appointed Reischauer as the United States Ambassador to Japan, where he served from 1961 to 1966. Reischauer founded the Japan Institute at Harvard University in 1973 and was its founding director. It was later named in honor of him.