Richard L. Walker (historian)

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Richard L. Walker

Richard "Dixie" Louis Walker (born April 13, 1922 in Bellefonte , Pennsylvania ; † July 22, 2003 in Columbia , South Carolina ) was an American historian , East Asian scholar , university professor and diplomat who was ambassador to South Korea was.

Life

Richard "Dixie" Louis Walker, son of Robert Shortlidge and Genevieve Bible Walker, began an undergraduate degree at Drew University after attending school , which he completed in 1944 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). During his studies, he joined the US Army in World War II in 1943 and served as a translator for the Chinese language until 1946 . He then began postgraduate studies in East Asian and Russian Studies at Yale University , which he completed in 1947 with a Master of Arts (MA Far Eastern and Russian Studies). He completed another postgraduate degree in international relations at Yale University in 1950 with a Doctor of Philosophy ( Ph.D. ). During his studies he became a member of the academic honor associations Omicron Delta Kappa (ΟΔΚ) and Pi Gamma Mu (ΠΓΜ). After earning his doctorate, he was initially active between 1950 and 1957 as a professor of history at Yale University.

In 1957, Walker accepted a professorship at the University of South Carolina and taught there until 1981. He was also chairman of the international studies department at the University of South Carolina between 1957 and 1962. After he also held a professorship in international politics at the National War College (NWC) at Fort Lesley J. McNair from 1960 to 1961, he also served as director of the Institute for International Studies at the University of South Carolina from 1961 to 1981 Renamed the Richard L. Walker Institute in his honor in 1996 . In addition to his teaching activities, he has been involved in numerous institutions and organizations and has been a board member of the United States Strategic Institute , the National Committee on United States – China Relations (NCUSCR) and the American Association for China Studies . He was also an honorary member (Distinguished Fellow ) of the Institute for Corean-American Studies and a member of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS).

On July 18, 1981, Walker was appointed ambassador to South Korea as the successor to William H. Gleysteen and handed over his credentials there on August 12, 1981 . He remained in this post until October 25, 1986 and was then replaced by James R. Lilley . He later served as National President of the American Association for China Studies from 1995 to 1997 .

His daughter Anne Walker Cleveland and two sons Geoffrey Kenly Walker and S. Bradley Walker emerged from his marriage to Celeno Kenly Walker. After his death due to cancer "Dixie" Walker was in Berlin in the state of Maryland buried.

Publications

In addition to his teaching and research activities, Richard L. Walker has written numerous specialist books on foreign policy topics and East Asian studies. His publications include:

  • Western language periodicals on China. A selective list , 1949
  • The multi-state system of ancient China , 1953
  • China under communism. The first five years , 1955
  • China and the West: cultural collision. Selected documents , 1956
  • The continuing struggle. Communist China and the free world , 1958
  • The China danger , 1966
  • Ancient China and its influence in modern times , 1969
  • Prospects in the Pacific , editor, 1972
  • Asia in perspective. Selected works of Prof. Richard L. Walker , 1974
  • Ancient Japan and its influence in modern times , 1975
  • Han'guk ŭi ch'uŏk. Wŏkʻŏ chŏn Chuhan Miguk Taesa hoegorok = Korean remembrances , 1998
in German language
  • China under communism. The first 5 years , Vorwerk-Verlag, Stuttgart 1956
  • The human sacrifice of communism in China , Sensen-Verlag, Vienna 1974

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chiefs of Mission for Korea on the homepage of the Office of the Historian of the US State Department
personal data
SURNAME Walker, Richard L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Walker, Richard Louis (full name); Dixie Walker (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American diplomat, historian, East Asian scholar and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Bellefonte , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH July 22, 2003
Place of death Columbia , South Carolina