Seongmu Lee
Born in Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, he entered Seoul National University by passing the qualification exam before completing bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Lee worked as a lecturer at the same university, Hongik University, and Kookmin University. In 1980, he became a researcher at the Korean Institute of Spiritual Culture (currently the Academy of Korean Studies ) and worked as a professor for 20 years from 1983 to nurturing younger students. Through his numerous papers and research activities, he was recognized as an authority on the study of Joseon Dynasty history. From 1999 to 2003, Lee was the Chairman of the National History Compilation Committee of Korea. References Korean historians 1937 births 2018 deaths