Keith Leslie Pratt (born 27 January 1938) is a British academic, author, historian, Koreanist, Sinologist and professor emeritus in the Department of East Asian Studies at Durham University in the United Kingdom.[1]

Life

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Pratt is the author or coauthor of numerous books and articles on Korea, including Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary.[1]

Selected work

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Pratt's published writings encompass 53 works in 76 publications in 3 languages and 2,174 library holdings.[2]

  • 2006 — Everlasting Flower: a History of Korea
  • 1999 — Korea: a Historical and Cultural Dictionary
  • 1995 — Korean Painting
  • 1970 — Visitors to China; Eyewitness Accounts of Chinese History

Honours

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b University of Chicago Press, author bio notes
  2. ^ WorldCat Identities Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine: Pratt, Keith L.
  3. ^ University of Durham, News & Events: "Korean specialist honoured," 16 January 2002.
  4. ^ British Association for Korean Studies, BAKS, Council, 2010 Archived 2008-09-22 at the Wayback Machine