Lee Bae-Yong (born January 1, 1947) was the 13th president of

Ewha Womans University Ewha Womans University () is a private women's university in Seoul founded in 1886 by Mary F. Scranton under Emperor Gojong. It was the first university founded in South Korea. Currently, Ewha is one of the world's largest female educational ins ...

, in central

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...

, South Korea. In 1969, Lee graduated from Ewha Womans University Department of History, and in 1971, received her master's degree in History from the university. Lee majored in Korean History at

Sogang University Sogang University (SU, Hangul: 서강대학교 Hanja: 西江大學校, literally "West River University") is one of the most prestigious private research universities in Seoul, South Korea. It was established in 1960 by the Wisconsin Province of ...

where she earned a doctorate in 1984. Since 1985, Lee has worked as a professor.

Major career

* 2010 - President of Presidential Council on Nation Branding * 2009 - The 3rd Director of Gyeonggi-do Family & Women’s Research Institute * 2008 - Consultant of the 17th Presidential Advisory Board * 2006 - The 13th president of

* 2006 - President of Choseon Dynasty Historical Society * 2005 - Deliberating council member of Seoul Cultural Assets Committee * 2004 - President of Korean Association of Women’s History * 2003 - National Institute of Korean Historyhttp://www.history.go.kr/app.intro.Intro.top?comm=usr.viewChairCommitteEn committee member * 1999 - Seoul History Compilation committee member

References

Living people 1947 births Sogang University alumni Ewha Womans University alumni Ewha Womans University faculty South Korean historians South Korean academic administrators South Korean women academics 20th-century South Korean educators 21st-century South Korean educators South Korean women historians 20th-century women educators 21st-century women educators Presidents of universities and colleges in South Korea Women heads of universities and colleges {{academic-administrator-stub