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