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Johnston, William D.


Professor of History
860.685.2375

Professor, East Asian Studies
860.685.2375

Professor, Science in Society
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BA Elmira College
MA Harvard University
PHD Harvard University
EMAIL: wjohnston@wesleyan.edu
COURSES TAUGHT:
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Modern Japanese History

RESEARCH INTERESTS: My current research topics are:

Syphilis in Early Modern Japan

Warfare and State Formation in Sixteenth Century Japan

The Historiography of Amino Yoshihiko