Jonathan Edward Kidder, Jr. (24 June 1922 – 30 November 2014) was an American archaeologist, art historian of ancient Japan, and Professor Emeritus at the International Christian University (ICU). He received an Order of the Sacred Treasure in 1992 for his contribution to the study of Japanese culture.
Life and career.
J. Edward Kidder, Jr. was born in Chikungshan (Jigongshan), China to missionary parents. He received his B.A. from Maryville College in 1943 before serving in the United States Third Army from 1943 to 1945. After the war, he continued his education at New York University where he received his A.M. in 1949 and his Ph.D. in 1955. After a year (1949–50) at the École du Louvre in Paris, he taught at Washington University from 1950 to 1956. From 1953–54 he stayed at Kyoto University on a Fulbright scholarship. In 1956 he accepted a position at the International Christian University in Mitaka, Tokyo, where he remained until his retirement in 1993. At ICU, in addition to directing several archeological excavations throughout Japan, Kidder also served Director of the ICU Archeology Research Center, Director of the Yuasa Hachiro Memorial Museum, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and Vice President of Academic Affairs.
Selected bibliography.
Kidder authored over ten books.
References.
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