S. I. Hayakawa | |
|---|---|
 Hayakawa in 1981 | |
| 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. |
| Political party | Republican (from 1973) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 1973) |
| Spouse | 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) |
| Influences | Alfred Korzybski |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | English |
| Sub-discipline | Semantics |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin, Madison Armour Institute of Technology University of Chicago San Francisco State College |
| Notable works | Language in Thought and Action |
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (July 18, 1906 – February 27, 1992) was a Canadian-born American academic and politician of Japanese ancestry. A professor of English, he served as president of San Francisco State University and then as U.S. Senator from California from 1977 to 1983.[1][2]
- ^ "Hayakawa will retire". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Los Angeles Times). October 13, 1972. p. 1.
- ^ "S.I. Hayakawa, 85, dies; challenged '60s radicals". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). February 28, 1992. p. 7A.