Lee, Peter H., 1929-....
Variant namesPeter H. Lee was born in 1929 in Seoul, Korea. He received his B.A. from the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, and his M.A. from Yale in 1953. Lee went on to study various languages and comparative literatures at universities in Switzerland, Italy, England and Munich, Germany, where he earned his Ph. D. from Ludwig-Maximilian University in 1958. After holding positions at Columbia, Hawaii, and UC Berkeley, Lee came to UCLA in 1987 to begin his distinguished teaching career in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures as a professor of Korean and comparative literature. Professor Lee is an academic pioneer, credited with single-handedly developing the field of Korean literature, especially in a comparative context, in the West. He is the author of 16 books and numerous articles.
From the description of Collection of books and letters from Wallace Stevens, 1940-1963. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 59134172
Biography
Peter H. Lee (1929-) was born in Seoul, Korea. He received his B.A. from the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, and his M.A. from Yale in 1953. Lee went on to study various languages and comparative literatures at universities in Switzerland, Italy, England and Munich, Germany, where he earned his Ph.D. from Ludwig-Maximilian University in 1958. After holding positions at Columbia, Hawaii, and UC Berkeley, Lee came to UCLA in 1987 to begin his distinguished teaching career in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures as a professor of Korean and comparative literature. Professor Lee is an academic pioneer, credited with single-handedly developing the field of Korean literature, especially in a comparative context, in the West. He is the author of 16 books and numerous articles.
From the guide to the Peter H. Lee Collection of Books and Letters from Wallace Stevens, 1940-1963, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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creatorOf | Peter H. Lee Collection of Books and Letters from Wallace Stevens, 1940-1963 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
creatorOf | Lee, Peter H., 1929-. Collection of books and letters from Wallace Stevens, 1940-1963. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
referencedIn | Liu, James J. Y. James J. Y. Liu papers, 1968-1986. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Yaddo records, 1870-1980 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
referencedIn | Poetry mss., 1954-2002 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) |
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