Carter J. Eckert is an American academic and the Yoon Se Young Professor of Korean History at Harvard University.[1]

Early life and education

Eckert was born in Chicago, Illinois.[2] He attended Lawrence University, where he studied Western ancient and medieval history.[2] Eckert then undertook graduate studies, earning a Master of Arts in 1968.[3]

After graduating from Harvard, Eckert worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Korea.[2] He later returned to the United States to undertake doctoral study in Korean and Japanese history at the University of Washington.[2]

Career

Eckert joined Harvard University 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, the chairman of the Seoul Broadcasting System.[5][6]

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

Selected works

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]

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Honors

Notes

  1. ^ Eckert, Carter J. (2017-05-11). "South Korea's Break With the Past". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Korean Institute Profile: Carter J. Eckert — Harvard University
  3. ^ "Foreign Affairs". Harvard Magazine.
  4. ^ a b "International and Domestic Cooperation to Foster Korean Studies Abroad and to Promote Truthful Korean History". blog.naver.com. October 14, 2011.
  5. ^ "Eckert named Yoon Se Young Professor". The Harvard Gazette. October 7, 2004.
  6. ^ "SBS chairman's resignation raises questions". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021.
  7. ^ WorldCat Identities Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine: Eckert, Carter J.
  8. ^ "John Whitney Hall Book Prize of the Association for Asian Studies, list". Archived from the original on 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2010-09-08.

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