History
Serge Elisséeff founded the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies in 1936 under the auspices of the Harvard-Yenching Institute, an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1928 to further the spread of knowledge and scholarship on East and Southeast Asia. Elisséeff's wide range of knowledge came to be reflected in the diverse character of the journal during the twenty-one years he served as its editor (1936-1957).
Since the days of Elisséeff, the journal has been guided by:
- John Bishop (editor), 1958-1974
- Timothy Connor, 1975
- Donald Shively, 1976-1983
- Ronald Eagan, 1983-1987
- Howard Hibbett, 1988-
- Joanna Handlin Smith, present-
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