An Byeong-jik

South Korean historian (born 1936)

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 graduated from the Department of Economics of Seoul University with 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]

Works

일본군 위안소 관리인의 일기 [Diary of a Japanese military brothel manager]] (in Korean). Translated by An Byeong-jik. Esoope. 2013. ISBN 9788994228761. Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- "日本軍慰安所管理人の日記" [Diary of a Japanese military brothel manager] (in Japanese). Naksungdae Institute of Economic Research. August 30, 2013.

References

^ ^a ^b "Scholar discloses diary by manager of WWII Japanese military brothels". The Korea Herald. 7 August 2013.
^ "History" (in Korean). Naksungdae Institute of Economic Research.
^ Ahn, Byong-jick (June 7, 2006). "South Korea's 'New Right'". The Wall Street Journal.
^ "An Byeong-jik". Kyobo Book. Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2015-01-03.