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Charles Dunn

Also known as: Charles Dunn; primary name: Dunn, Charles; other name: Dunn, C J
Details: individual; academic/intellectual; British; Male
Life dates: 1915-1995
Biography: Professor of Japanese at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), London. Studied French at Queen Mary College, London (BA, 1936), then worked for the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police. Called up in 1943 and joined the Royal Navy. Was sent to study Japanese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, after which he joined the teaching staff there.
Bibliography: (1) "Charles Dunn (1915-1995)", by Hugh Cortazzi, in Cortazzi (ed.), Britain and China: Biographical Portraits, vol. 8 (Leiden: Global Oriental, 2013), pp. 525-34. (2) "Frank Daniels' report on the War-time courses at SOAS", typescript by Frank Daniels, transcribed and edited by Peter Kornicki (forthcoming; draft paper seen 16 Feb 2017: https://www.academia.edu/s/c16287634f/frank-daniels-report-on-the-war-time-courses-at-soas)