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Michio Takeyama was a Japanese writer, literary critic and scholar of German literature, active in Shōwa period Japan.!

Michio Takeyama was born on July 17, 1903 in Osaka, Japan.

Born: July 17, 1903; Died: June 15, 1984.

Michio Takeyama was a Japanese writer, literary critic and scholar of German literature, active in Shōwa period Japan.

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Michio Takeyama

Michio Takeyama
Takeyama Michio
Born	()July 17, Osaka, Japan
Died	June 15, () (aged&#;80) Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Writer, literary critic, translator of German literature
Genre	novels
Notable works	Harp of Burma

Michio Takeyama (竹山道雄, Takeyama Michio, 17 July – 15 June ) was a Japanese writer, literary critic and scholar of German literature, active in Shōwa period Japan.

Early life

Takeyama was born in Osaka, but moved frequently as his father, a bank employee, was often transferred. From to , he lived in Keijō (modern Seoul), Korea, then under Japanese rule. After graduating from Tokyo Imperial University's Department of German Literature, he was sent by Ministry of Education to Europe, where he studied for three years in Paris and Berlin.

Literary career

On returning home in , Takeyama taught German language as a professor at the First Higher School, and also translated works of German literature