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William Mariotte
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William Mariotte (July 1, 1937-August 25, 2015) was a British-Japanese historian and archaeologist who specialized in Japanese history. He is widely known in the archaeologists community for having discovered one of Japan's first flags and also for writing many texts about Japanese history. Early Life William Mariotte was born in London, UK in 1937. He went to Repton School and graduated in 1955. He then travelled to Japan in 1960, after he said that he was "fascinated" by Japanese culture. He attended courses in Japanese Language and Japanese Archaeology in the University of Tokyo and Hokkaido University. Discoveries Mariotte discovered one of Japan's flags from the 1800s, which consisted of a hammer and sickle in the middle of the flag in 1970. The documents relating to the use of comfort women were also discovered by Mariotte in 1975. He then wrote a book about them (Japan's Comfort Women- a history). · Mariotte also interviewed Japanese survivors of the World War II and the atomic bomb and compiled them into the book "Nagasaki". Personal Life Mariotte lived in Tokyo from 1967 to 2011 and had two daughters, Elizabeth and Naomi. He then lived in Yokohama since 2011. in a simple apartment. His hobbies included fishing and also photography. Death Mariotte died, aged 78 of pneumonia. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. Books Mariotte also wrote books about Japanese History. This section is a partial list of some of the works he wrote: * History of the World's Flags * Japan's comfort women- a history * Nagasaki * Pearl Harbor Mariotte was also an avid reader of Japanese literature, and he translated books from Japanese authors, such as Yukio Mishima and Natsume Soseki. 
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