Seoul National University Professor Emeritus Lee Kyung-sik, Who Spread Shakespeare's World, Passes Away

Translation and Study of 16th-17th Century English Plays Inspired by Shakespeare

Professor Emeritus Lee Kyung-sik of Seoul National University, who translated and studied the works of William Shakespeare into Korean, passed away on the 15th at the age of 87. He was a literary scholar who compiled Shakespearean criticism. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in English literature from the College of Liberal Arts at Seoul National University and obtained a master's degree from the University of Leeds in the UK. He completed his doctorate at Sogang University and taught at Hanyang University and Sungkyunkwan University. Since 1965, he had been teaching at his alma mater, Seoul National University.

He laid the foundation for translating and researching 16th-17th century English plays, led by Shakespeare. He published thirteen related books and seventy academic papers. His works include "The Four Great Tragedies of Shakespeare: Commentary and Translation," "History of Shakespearean Criticism," and "Shakespeare Studies." In recognition of his contribution to translating Shakespeare's four great tragedies, he received the Korean Translation Award from the Korean Translators Association in 1998. Based on research materials he collected over many years, he completed "History of Shakespearean Criticism (Volumes 1 and 2)," for which he was awarded the National Academy of Sciences Award in 2003. The following year, he was inducted as a member of the National Academy of Sciences of Korea.

He is survived by his wife Kim Kyung-sook, son Lee Young-jun, and daughters Eun-kyung, Eun-joo, and Eun-mi. The funeral is being held at Yonsei Medical Center Funeral Hall in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, with the burial scheduled for 8:20 a.m. on the 18th.

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