Carter Eckert Explained

Education:Lawrence University (BA, MA), University of Washington (PhD)
Occupation:American historian and Korea specialist
Employer:Harvard University

Carter J. Eckert is an American historian and Korea specialist currently serving as the Yoon Se Young Professor of Korean History at Harvard University.[1]

Early life and education

Eckert was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Lawrence University, where he studied Western ancient and medieval history. Eckert then undertook graduate studies, earning a Master of Arts in 1968.[2]

After graduating from Harvard, Eckert worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Korea. He later returned to the U.S. to undertake doctoral study in Korean and Japanese history at the University of Washington.[3]

Career

Eckert joined Harvard's faculty in 1985.[4]

In 2004, Eckert was named the first SBS Yoon Se Young Professor. The Yoon Se Young Professorship was established in honor of Yoon Se Young, chairman of the Seoul Broadcasting System.[5] [6]

Eckert has consulted for the U.S. Department of State on North Korean matters.[4]

Publications

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Carter Eckert, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 8 works in 10+ publications in 5 languages and 1,000+ library holdings.[7]

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Eckert . Carter J. . 2017-05-11 . South Korea's Break With the Past . en-US . Foreign Affairs . 2023-09-19 . 0015-7120.
  2. Web site: Foreign Affairs. Harvard Magazine.
  3. http://ealc.fas.harvard.edu/people/carter-eckert Korean Institute Profile: Carter J. Eckert
  4. Web site: International and Domestic Cooperation to Foster Korean Studies Abroad and to Promote Truthful Korean History. blog.naver.com. October 14, 2011.
  5. Web site: Eckert named Yoon Se Young Professor . October 7, 2004 . The Harvard Gazette .
  6. Web site: SBS chairman's resignation raises questions. https://web.archive.org/web/20210508225237/https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/phone/news/view.jsp?req_newsidx=236377. dead. May 8, 2021. The Korea Times.
  7. http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/identities/default.htm WorldCat Identities
  8. Web site: John Whitney Hall Book Prize of the Association for Asian Studies, list . 2010-09-08 . 2011-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111124101822/http://www.aasianst.org/publications/book-prizes-hall.htm . dead .