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Gisaburo N. Kiyose (1931-2017) was a scholar who studied at Kyoto University, graduating in 1954, and later received his Ph.D. in Uralic and Altaic Studies from Indiana University in 1973. He was a lecturer at several universities, including Daitō Bunka University, Kokushikan University, and California State University, before settling in Hawaii in 1979 as a professor at the University of Hawaii. Kiyose made significant contributions to the field of Manchu-Tungus studies, particularly with his comprehensive reconstruction of the Jurchen language, and was also a prolific scholar of the Japanese language, challenging traditional grammar analysis and developing a new approach called "derivational grammar." He published numerous works, including "A Study of the Jurchen Language and Script" and "Japanese Grammar: A New Approach," and participated in several academic conferences, leaving behind a legacy as a brilliant, humorous, and kind scholar.