- Born
- Died
- Akira Iriye was born on October 20, 1934 in Tokyo, Japan. He is known for The Pacific Century (1992), Nova (1974) and The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992). He died on January 27, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- After earning his doctorate from Harvard in 1961, Iriye began a distinguished academic career in the United States, holding professorships at the University of Chicago and Harvard, among other institutions.
- Also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
- Traveled to the United States in 1953 on a Grew Foundation scholarship to study at Haverford College in Pennsylvania.
- A Harvard University professor emeritus and a leading scholar on the history of international relations.
- As a 10-year-old self-described "militarist boy" when Japan surrendered in World War II on Aug. 15, 1945.
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