Carter Eckert


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

Early life and education

Eckert was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Lawrence University, where he studied Western ancient and medieval history. Eckert then undertook graduate studies, earning a Master of Arts in 1968.
After graduating from Harvard, Eckert worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Korea. He later returned to the United States to undertake doctoral study in Korean and Japanese history at the University of Washington.

Career

Eckert joined Harvard University in 1985.
Eckert has consulted for the U.S. Department of State on North Korean matters.

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.