E. Herbert Norman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

E. Herbert Norman

Canadian diplomat

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1909

Place of Birth: Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 04-Apr-1957

Profession: diplomat, historian

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Egerton Herbert Norman (September 1, 1909 – April 4, 1957) was a Canadian diplomat and historian.
Born in Japan to missionary parents, he became an historian of modern Japan before joining the Canadian foreign service.
His most influential book was Japan's Emergence as a Modern State (1940) where he argued that persisting feudal class relations were responsible for government oppression at home and the imperialistic expansion that led to World War II in Asia.
During the Red Scare of the 1950s Norman was accused of being a communist or even a spy, though investigations found no corroboration and he was defended by Canadian authorities.
He committed suicide in 1957.