Kim Hyung-suk | |
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김형석 | |
| Born | April 23, 1920 |
| Nationality | Republic of Korea |
| Alma mater | Sophia University |
| Occupation(s) | Professor in philosophy, writer |
Kim Hyung-suk or Kim Hyung-seok (Korean: 김형석; Hanja: 金亨錫; born April 23, 1920) is a South Korean writer, philosopher, and professor emeritus of Yonsei University. He taught as a professor at the Department of Philosophy of Yonsei University from 1954 to 1985. He became professor emeritus of the same school after his retirement in 1985.[1] He was a visiting professor at the University of Chicago and Harvard University. He is the author of a few best-selling books which include Solitude (고독이라는 병) (1960) and The Discourse between Eternity and Love (영원과 사랑의 대화) (1961).[2][3] He turned 100 in Korean age in 2019.[4]
Kim was born in 1920 in Unsan, North Pyongan Province, during Korea under Japanese rule. He spent his childhood at Teaedong, South Pyongan.[5] He went to Soongsil Middle School where he became acquainted with the poet Yun Dong-ju.[6] He studied philosophy at Sophia University. In 1947, he moved from North Korea to the South where he taught at Joongang Middle and High School in Seoul for 7 years.[7] He became a professor of philosophy at Yonsei University in 1954 until his retirement in 1985. In 1985, he became professor emeritus of Yonsei University.