Keith Pratt Explained

Keith Leslie Pratt (born 27 January 1938) is a British academic, author, historian, Koreanist, Sinologist and professor emeritus in the Department of East Asian Studies at Durham University in the United Kingdom.^[1]

Life

Pratt is the author or coauthor of numerous books and articles on Korea, including Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary.^[1]

Selected work

Pratt's published writings encompass 53 works in 76 publications in 3 languages and 2,174 library holdings.^[2]

• 2006 - Everlasting Flower: a History of Korea
• 1999 - Korea: a Historical and Cultural Dictionary
• 1995 - Korean Painting
• 1970 - Visitors to China; Eyewitness Accounts of Chinese History

Honours

• Korea Foundation, 2002.^[3]
• British Association for Korean Studies, secretary, 2010.^[4]

Notes and References

1. University of Chicago Press, author bio notes
2. http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/identities/default.htm WorldCat Identities
3. University of Durham, News & Events: "Korean specialist honoured," 16 January 2002.
4. British Association for Korean Studies, BAKS, Council, 2010