Background
Oh, Yongrok Son of Guntag Oh and Sook Lee.
Oh, Yongrok Son of Guntag Oh and Sook Lee.
Bachelor of Science, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic Of Korea, 1974. Master of Science, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, 1986.
Assistant professor Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea, 1987—1993, associate professor, 1994—1995, professor, since 1996, faculty council senior member, 1999—2000, head German department, 1998—1999, 2007—2008.
Author: (book) Distanz und Identifikation bei Walser, Kafka und Rilke, Journey through German Literature. Translator: Enthropy and Art (award, 1996), Kafka-Lexikon, Kafka's Novel The Castle, (story) Marquis Scuderi, Peter Schlemil's Strange Story, (novels) Hot Summer, William M. Johnston's The Austrian Mind, Hermann Hesse: Lektuere in Minuten, The Miracle of the Mango Tree, White Horse Rider.
Trustee Daniel Medical Center, Bucheon, 2006—2008, KAAD Alumni, Korean Catholic Academic Foundation, Seoul, 2007—2008. Fellow: Korean Kafka Society (vice president 1996—2000), Korean Society German Language (editorial committee member 1999—2002).
Married Sukgyong Kim, December 5, 1979. Children: Ramy, Simon.