An Byeong-jik

An Byeong-jik
Hangul 안병직
Hanja 安秉直
Revised Romanization An Byeong-jik
McCune–Reischauer An Pyŏng-jik

An Byeong-jik (born 1936) or Ahn Byong-jick is a Professor Emeritus at Seoul National University and a co-founder of the Naksungdae Institute of Economic Research.[1][2] He is the representative director of the New Right Foundation.[3] His research focuses on economic history during the Korea under Japanese rule.

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 in 2013.[1]

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.[4]

An's views and remarks

Works

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Scholar discloses diary by manager of WWII Japanese military brothels". The Korea Herald. 7 August 2013.
  2. "History" (in Korean). Naksungdae Institute of Economic Research.
  3. Ahn, Byong-jick (June 7, 2006). "South Korea's 'New Right'". The Wall Street Journal.
  4. "An Byeong-jik". Kyobo Book.
  5. 1 2 3 "An Byeong-jik "Comfort women were not mobilized by force" Ravings again" (in Korean). MediaToday. 7 December 2006.
  6. "Korean's war brothel diaries offer new details". The Japan Times. JIJI. August 13, 2013.
  7. Diary written by Korean worker at comfort stations in Burma, Singapore found

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