Yi Tae-Jin

Yi Tae-Jin (b. 1943) is Professor of Korean History at Seoul National University, where he has taught since 1973. He is the author of over one hundred articles and several books, including Han'guk sahoesa y�n'gu (Studies on the Social History of Korea, 1986) and Kojong sidae �i chaejomy�ng (A Reinterpretation of the History of the King Kojong Period, 2000). He has also edited several volumes and compilations such as Han'guk py�nghap �i pulb�ps�ng y�n'gu (Studies on the...See more

Yi Tae-Jin (b. 1943) is Professor of Korean History at Seoul National University, where he has taught since 1973. He is the author of over one hundred articles and several books, including Han'guk sahoesa y�n'gu (Studies on the Social History of Korea, 1986) and Kojong sidae �i chaejomy�ng (A Reinterpretation of the History of the King Kojong Period, 2000). He has also edited several volumes and compilations such as Han'guk py�nghap �i pulb�ps�ng y�n'gu (Studies on the Illegality of the Japanese Annexation of Korea, 2003). At Seoul National University, he has been director of the Kyujanggak Archives and is currently director of the Institute of Korean Studies. He has served on the editorial board of journals such as Han'guksa siminkangjwa, has been president of the Chindan Hakhoe (Chindan Society), the Y�ksa Hakhoe (Korean Historical Association), and the Korean Association of Academic Societies, and has served on the Cultural Properties Committee of the Seoul City Government. See less