Carter Eckert

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.

Early life and education Eckert was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1945.

After graduating from Harvard, Eckert worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Korea.

Career and death Eckert joined Harvard in 1985. In 2004, he was named the first Seoul Broadcasting System Yoon Se Young Professor. The professorship was named for Korean businessman .

Eckert also served as an advisor to the United States Department of State on North Korean politics.

Eckert's death was announced in December 2024.

Publications In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Carter J. Eckert, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly eight works in 10+ publications in five languages and 1,000+ library holdings.

Korea, old and new: a history (1990). Offspring of Empire: The Koch'ang Kims and the Colonial Origins of Korean Capitalism, 1876-1945 (1991); (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 American Historical Association, John K. Fairbank Prize Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1996–1997