Sem Vermeersch

Sem Andre Claudine Vermeersch (Blankenberge, 1968-  )[1] is a Belgian academician, editor, author, administrator and professor of Buddhism at Seoul National University.[2]

Early life

Vermeersch's undergraduate experience at the University of Ghent was followed by further studies at Anghwei Normal University in China.[2] In 1992, Vermeersch studied Korean at the Jungsin Cultural Research Center (now The Academy of Korean Studies) in Seoul.[2] His PhD was conferred by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London.[3] His 2001 doctoral thesis was entitled "The Power of Buddha."[1]

Career

Vermeersch was a postdoctoral research associate at the Korea Institute, Harvard University (2002- 2003),[4] a visiting professor at the Academia Koreana, Keimyung University (2005-2007),[5] and in 2008 joined the faculty of Seoul National University as a fellow at the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies.[1] In 2008, he also became associate director at the Center for Korean Studies and editor of the Seoul Journal of Korean Studies (SJKS).[2]

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Sem Vermeersch, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 3 works in 6 publications in 3 languages and 200+ library holdings.[6]

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Honors

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Library of Congress (LOC) authority file, Sem Vermeersch
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kim, Boran. "A Belgian Holding Court at SNU: The Quest to Find the S(e)oul of Korean Studies," SNU News (ROK). December 29, 2008; retrieved 2011-06-28
  3. Vermeersch, Sem. "Tigers, Bears & Ancestors: A New Look at Korean Myths Old and New," International Institute for Asian Studies Newsletter (Netherlands). No. 26, November 2001; retrieved 2011-06-28
  4. Sem Vermeersch page. Accessed on 3 March 2012
  5. 한국학 한류를 이끄는 학자들: 셈 베르메르슈 서울대 종교학과 교수 (in Korean). dongA.com. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  6. WorldCat Identities: Vermeersch, Sem 1968-
  7. Association for Asian Studies (AAS), Palais Book Prize, list of winners; retrieved 2011-06-28