Remco Breuker

Remco Erik Breuker (born 1972) is a Dutch historian, author, academic, and translator specializing in Korea and Northeast Asia, focusing on medieval Korean and Northeast Asian history and contemporary North Korean affairs. He is currently a professor of Korean studies at Leiden University.

Biography

In 2011, Breuker was promoted to full professor of Korean studies at Leiden University. Outside academia, Breuker works translating Korean literature into Dutch. He is also a regular media commentator on Korean affairs in the Netherlands.

Education

Breuker possesses master's degrees in Japanese studies and Korean studies, and a doctorate in Korean history from Leiden University.

Selected bibliography

• Remco Breuker. (2023). De Koreaanse golf [The Korean Gulf]. Amsterdam: Prometheus.
• Remco Breuker. (2018). De B.V. Noord-Korea: Een kernmacht in de marge. [North Korea, Inc.: A nuclear power in the margins]. Amsterdam: Prometheus.

Translated works

• Jang Jin-sung. (2014). Over de grens: Mijn ontsnapping uit Noord-Korea [Over the border: My escape from North Korea]. Amsterdam: De Arbeiderspers.

References