was a

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academic and writer. Born in

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, Hattori was a

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known particularly for his work on premodern Japanese and

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and the Ainu language. He was a professor at the

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.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hattori Shirō" in ; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'
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Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Shiro Hattori, OCLC/

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encompasses roughly 150+ works in 200+ publications in 8 languages and 1,300+ library holdings. WorldCat Identities 服部四郎 1908-
/ref> * 音聲學 (1951) * (1959) * (1964) * 音韻論と正書法: 新日本式つづり方の提唱 (1979)

Awards and honors

Order of Culture The is a Japanese order, established on February 11, 1937. The order has one class only, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Japan's art, literature, science, technology, or anything related to culture in general; recipient ...

* Indiana University Prize for Altaic Studies, 1983 *

Australian Academy of the Humanities The Australian Academy of the Humanities was established by Royal Charter in 1969 to advance scholarship and public interest in the humanities in Australia. It operates as an independent not-for-profit organisation partly funded by the Australia ...

, Honorary Fellow, 1984

Notes

References

* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:

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Academic staff of the University of Tokyo University of Tokyo alumni 1908 births 1995 deaths People from Mie Prefecture Recipients of the Order of Culture Corresponding Fellows of the British Academy Linguists of Japanese {{Japan-linguist-stub