Keith Pratt
Keith Leslie Pratt (born 27 January 1938) is a British historian and orientalist. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of East Asian Studies at Durham University.[1]
Biography
[edit]Pratt was born in London and educated at Durham University, where he graduated with a BA (1962) and Dip. Ed (1963).[2] He briefly worked as a teacher in Hartlepool before returning to Durham University in 1964 as a lecturer in Chinese.[2]
His research interests later shifted to Korean studies and he has written numerous books and articles on Korean history and culture.[1] He became head of the Department of East Asian Studies at Durham in 1989 and retired in 1997.[3]
Selected publications
[edit]- Pratt, Keith (1968). Visitors to China: Eyewitness Accounts of Chinese History. London: Macmillan.
- ——— (1971). Peking in the Early Seventeenth Century. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199130245.
- ——— (1987). Korean Music: Its History and Its Performance. London: Faber Music. ISBN 9780571100811.
- ——— (1995). Korean Painting. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195858853.
- ———; Rutt, Richard (1999). Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780700704637.
- ——— (2002). Old Seoul. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195930870.
- ——— (2007). Everlasting Flower: A History of Korea. London: Reaktion Books. ISBN 9781861893352.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Keith Pratt". University of Chicago Press. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Keith L(eslie) Pratt". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale. 12 December 2001. H1000079641 – via Gale In Context: Biography.
- ↑ "Catalogue of Durham University Records: Faculties and Departments" (PDF). Durham University Library. November 2025. p. 102. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
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