Suksan Yoon

Background

Yoon, Suksan was born on February 21, 1947 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Youngjung Yoon and Jungran An.

Education

Bachelor in Korean Language and Literature, Hanyang University, Seoul, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in Korean Literature, Hanyang University, Seoul, 1987. Master of Arts in Korean Literature, Graduate School Hanyang University, 1977.

Career

Full-time instructor Korean Department, Hanyang University, Ansan, Republic of Korea, 1981—1984, assistant professor, 1984—1988, associate professor, 1988—1993, professor, since 1993. Visiting scholar E. Asian Study Center, University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1991—1992. Dean Library. Hanyang University, Ansan, 1996—1998, College Languages and Cultures, Hanyang University, 2002—2004.

Visiting scholar Center Korean Studies, University Hawaii, Honolulu, 1999—2000, Center Korean Studies, University of California Berkeley, 2007—2008. Director Society Korean Poets, Seoul, 1996—1999. Vice president Donghak Society, Seoul, 2002—2008.

Chairman Society Korean Language and Culture, Seoul, 2005—2007.

Achievements

• Suksan Yoon has been listed as a noteworthy literature and language professor, poet by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Hyunsoon Yang. Children: Yeomin, Yeorim.

Father:

Youngjung Yoon

Mother:

Jungran An

Spouse:

Hyunsoon Yang

child:

Yeomin Yoon

child:

Yeorim Yoon