Carter J. Eckert is an American historian and Korea specialist currently serving as the Yoon Se Young Professor of Korean HistoryatHarvard University.[1]
Carter Eckert
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| Education | Lawrence University (BA, MA), University of Washington (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | American historian and Korea specialist |
| Employer | Harvard University |
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 U.S. to undertake doctoral study in Korean and Japanese history at the University of Washington.[2]
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 StateonNorth Korean matters.[4]
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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