An Byeong-jik (born 1936) or Ahn Byong-jick is a Professor Emeritus at
Seoul National University
Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the thr ...
and a co-founder of the
Naksungdae Institute of Economic Research.
He is the representative director of the
New Right Foundation
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created.
New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...
. His research focuses on economic history during the
Korea under Japanese rule
Between 1910 and 1945, Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire of Japan. Joseon Korea had come into the Japanese sphere of influence with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876; a complex coalition of the Meiji government, military, and business o ...
.
He disclosed a diary by a manager of World War II Japanese military brothels and published a book called ''
Diary of a Japanese Military Brothel Manager
''Diary of a Japanese Military Comfort Station Manager'' is a book of diaries written by a clerk who worked in Japanese "comfort stations", where the Japanese military trafficked women and girls into sexual slavery, in Burma and Singapore during ...
'' in 2013.
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Academic career
An was born in Haman in 1936. He was graduated from Department of Economics, Seoul University. He received a master's degree in economics. He became a professor of Seoul National University College of Social Sciences. He was appointed a professor emeritus at Seoul National University in 2001.
Works
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See also
* Park Yu-ha
* Lee Young-hoon
References
External links
Naksungdae Institute of Economic Research
in Korean
Living people
South Korean historians
Academic staff of Seoul National University
1936 births
People from Haman County
Comfort women
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