Han Hung-su - man behind the establishment of Czech Korean studies

02.07.2013 / 06:24 | Aktualizováno: 11.07.2013 / 09:06

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Article by Andreas Schirmer and Jaroslav Olša, jr. describes the life and work of forgotten Korean historian, archaeologist and translator of Korean literature Han Hung-su (1909-?), who was behind the creation of Korean studies in Central Europe, while living and working in Austria, Switzerland and Czechoslovakia between 1936-1948. Originally published in Transactions of Royal Asiati Society Korea Branch, Vol. 87, 2012.