S. I. Hayakawa
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (July 18, 1906 – February 27, 1992) was a Canadian-born American academic and politician. He was of Japanese ancestry. He was a professor of English. He was the president of San Francisco State University,[1] and then as U.S. Senator from California from 1977 to 1983.[2]
S. I. Hayakawa | |
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| United States Senator from California | |
| In office January 2, 1977 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | John V. Tunney |
| Succeeded by | Pete Wilson |
| 9th President of San Francisco State University | |
| In office November 26, 1968 – July 10, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Smith |
| Succeeded by | Paul Romberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa July 18, 1906 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | February 27, 1992 (aged 85) Greenbrae, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Bronchitis caused by Alzheimer's disease |
| Political party | Democratic (before 1973) Republican (1973–1992) |
| Spouse(s) | Margedant Peters |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Manitoba (BA) McGill University (MA) University of Wisconsin, Madison (PhD) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Oliver Wendell Holmes: Physician, poet, essayist (1935) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | English |
| Sub-discipline | Linguistics Semantics |
S. I. Hayakawa Media
Hayakawa while campaigning for U.S. Senate in 1976.
Hayakawa with President Reagan at the White House, 1981
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References
- ↑ "Hayakawa will retire". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): 1. October 13, 1972. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NM8RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3914%2C5372406.
- ↑ "S.I. Hayakawa, 85, dies; challenged '60s radicals". Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): 7A. February 28, 1992. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zk9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6777%2C6007646.
Other websites
Media related to S. I. Hayakawa at Wikimedia Commons- Samuel I. Hayakawa papers at the Hoover Institution Archives
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Australian General Semantics Society
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