Kazuko Tsurumi - Japanese Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Female
Born: 1918-06-10 （Manekinekocho, Azabu Ward, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan）
Died: 2006-07-31 age 88
Nationality: Japan
Languages: Japanese

Career

Occupations: Sociologist
Active Years: 1936-2006
Memberships: Japanese Communist Party
Influenced By: Eijiro Kawai, Kunio Yanagita, Minakata Kumagusu, Ivan Illich

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
Vassar College	—	Department of Philosophy	哲学修士号	1939-1941	United States
Princeton University	—	Department of Sociology	社会学博士号	1962-1966	United States

Vassar College

Department of Philosophy

Degree: 哲学修士号

Period: 1939-1941

Year of Graduation: 1941

Country: United States

Princeton University

Department of Sociology

Degree: 社会学博士号

Period: 1962-1966

Year of Graduation: 1966

Country: United States

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
1979	Mainichi Publishing Culture Award	Minakata Kumagusu	—	Mainichi Newspapers	受賞
1995	Minakata Kumagusu Award	—	—	Minakata Kumagusu Memorial Museum	受賞
1999	Asahi Prize	—	—	Asahi Shimbun	受賞

Mainichi Publishing Culture Award

1979

Work: Minakata Kumagusu

Organization: Mainichi Newspapers

Result: 受賞

Minakata Kumagusu Award

1995

Organization: Minakata Kumagusu Memorial Museum

Result: 受賞

Asahi Prize

1999

Organization: Asahi Shimbun

Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Mainichi Publishing Culture Award 1 appearances

Edition 33 (1979) award

Health

Pleurisy and pulmonary infiltration

1957-1958

Spent a year recuperating
Cerebral hemorrhage

1995-12

Became hemiplegic and used a wheelchair
Colon cancer

2006-07

Cause of death

Legacy

Contributed to the development of comparative sociology and international relations in Japan, and influenced intellectual education through numerous publications.

Quotes

Let this withering path be walked beautifully as it withers

Trivia

She remained unmarried throughout her life