Kim Jung-bae (; born August 1, 1940) is an ancient

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

and

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

, university professor emeritus, and former President of

Korea University Korea University (KU, ) is a Private university, private research university in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1905 by Yi Yong-ik, Lee Yong-Ik, a prominent official of the Korean Empire, Korea University is among South Korea's oldest List of ...

in Seoul, South Korea. Kim currently serves as the Chairman of the Goguryeo Research Society. Kim received his PhD in Ancient History from Korea University and his research has centred on the rise of states in the Korean Peninsula. He was a professor in the Department of History at Korea University from 1977 to 2005. He served as a committee member of the National Historical Compilation Committee from 1982 to 2003. He became the 14th President of Korea University in 1998 and his term finished in 2002. Kim has received honorary degrees from

Yonsei University Yonsei University () is a Private university, private Christian university, Christian research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Yonsei is one of the three most prestigious universities in the country, part of a group referred to as SK ...

and

Waseda University Waseda University (Japanese: ), abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the Tōkyō Professional School by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the fifth Prime Minister of Japan, prime ministe ...

Education

* February 1964: BA in Korean History from Korea University * July 1967: MA in Korean History from Korea University * Jan. – Jul. 1970: Visiting scholar at the University of Hawaii (Department of Anthropology) * August 1975: PhD in Korean History from Korea University * May 2000: Honorary PhD in Business Administration from Yonsei University * November 2001: Honorary PhD in History from the University of Kiev, Ukraine * 2003: Honorary PhD from Waseda University, Japan

Career

* 1970–1977: Lecturer, assistant professor and associate professor at the Humanities College of Korea University * 1977–2005: Professor of Korean History at

* 1980–1981: Visiting scholar at the Yenching Institute of

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* 1982–1982: Visiting professor at the University of Paris VII, Paris, France * 1992–1992: Chairman of the Korea Research Foundation Steering Committee * 1998–2002: President of Korea University (14th president) * 2004–2006: Inaugural president of the Koguryo Research Foundation * 2005–: Professor emeritus at Korea University * 2006–2008: Trustee of the Korea University Foundation * Apr. 2008–: Director of the

Academy of Korean Studies The Academy of Korean Studies (AKS; ) is a South Korean research and educational institute focusing on Korean studies. It was established on June 22, 1978, by the Ministry of Education & Science Technology. Works Journals *'' Korea Journal'' ...

* Jul. 7, 2009–: Director of the Korea University Foundation

Selected bibliography

* 1976. ''Hanguk Minjok-ui Giwon'' he Origins of the Korean Race Korea University, Seoul. * 1986. ''Hanguk Godae-ui Gukga Giwon-gwa Hyeongseong'' he Origins and Formation of the Ancient State in Korea Korea University, Seoul. * 1987. Formation of Ethnic Nation and Coming of Its Ancient Kingdom States. ''Korea Journal'' 27(4):33-39. * (editor) 1991. ''Bukhan-ui Uri Godaesa Insik''

orth Korean View of Korean Ancient History Orth can refer to: Places * Orth, Minnesota, an unincorporated community in Nore Township, Minnesota, United States * Orth an der Donau, a town in Gänserndorf, Lower Austria, Austria * Orth House, a historic house in Winnetka, Illinois, United S ...

Vol. 2, Daeryuk Yeonguso, Seoul.

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Presidents of universities and colleges in South Korea Historians of Korea South Korean archaeologists South Korean expatriates in the United States South Korean historians Korea University alumni Academic staff of Korea University 1940 births Living people Academy of Korean Studies people South Korean Koreanists {{korea-bio-stub

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