Sem Vermeersch

Sem Andre Claudine Vermeersch (born 1968 in Blankenberge)^[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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• The Power of Buddha: the Ideological and Institutional Role of Buddhism in the Koryo Dynasty, 2001
• 湖巌承志園: 우리 시대 의 한옥, 호암 승지원 (Hoam Sŭngjiwŏn : uri sidae ŭi hanok, Hoam Sŭngjiwŏn), 2006
• The Power of the Buddhas: the Politics of Buddhism During the Koryŏ Dynasty (918-1392), 2008

Honors

• Association for Asian Studies, James B. Palais Book Prize, 2010.^[7]

Notes

1. Library of Congress (LOC) authority file, Sem Vermeersch
2. 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