Carter J. Eckert (1945 – December 2024) was an American historian who specialized in Korean history. He was the Yoon Se Young Professor of Korean History at Harvard University.[1]
Carter Eckert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 2024 (aged 78–79) |
| Alma mater | Lawrence University (B.A., M.A.) University of Washington (Ph.D.) |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Employer | Harvard University |
Early life and education
editEckert was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1945.[2][3] 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.[4]
After graduating from Harvard, Eckert worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Korea.[2] He later returned to the U.S. to undertake doctoral study in Korean and Japanese history at the University of Washington.[2]
Career and death
editEckert joined Harvard in 1985.[citation needed] In 2004, he 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 also served as an advisor to the United States Department of State on North Korean politics.[citation needed]
Publications
editIn a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Carter Eckert, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly eight works in 10+ publications in five languages and 1,000+ library holdings.[8]
- Korea, old and new: a history (1990).
- Offspring of Empire: The Koch'ang Kims and the Colonial Origins of Korean Capitalism, 1876-1945 (1991); Nihon Teikoku no mōshigo: Kōshō no Kin ichizoku to Kankoku shihon shugi no shokuminchi kigen 1876-1945 (日本帝国の申し子: 高敞の金一族と韓国資本主義の植民地起源 1876-1945) (2004). Winner of the John K. Fairbank Prize.
- Hanʼguk kŭndaehwa, kijŏk ŭi kwajŏng (한국근대화) Modernization of the Republic of Korea: a Miraculous Achievement (2005).
- Park Chung Hee and Modern Korea: The Roots of Militarism, 1866–1945 (2016).
Awards and honours
editReferences
edit- ^ Eckert, Carter J. (May 11, 2017). "South Korea's Break With the Past". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Korean Institute Profile: Carter J. Eckert. Harvard University.
- ^ a b Harkness, Nicholas (December 13, 2024). "Carter J. Eckert, 1945 - 2024". Korea Institute. Harvard. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Foreign Affairs". Harvard Magazine.
- ^ "Eckert named Yoon Se Young Professor". The Harvard Gazette. October 7, 2004.
- ^ "SBS chairman's resignation raises questions". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021.
- ^ "Carter J. Eckert, 1945 - 2024". Harvard–Yenching Institute. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ WorldCat Identities. Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine: Eckert, Carter J..
- ^ "John Whitney Hall Book Prize of the Association for Asian Studies, list". Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
External links
edit- Korean Institute Profile: Carter J. Eckert — Harvard University
- Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations Profile: Carter J. Eckert — Harvard University
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