Faculty

a picture of Prof. Ryuichi Abe, a Japanese male wearing a suit and tie

Ryuichi Abe

Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions

After completing an undergraduate degree in Economics at Keio University,...

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2 Divinity Ave. #130B
p: (617) 495-4305
Office Hours: Spring 2024: Wednesday 5:10-6:10 pm or by Zoom appointment.
David Atherton

David Atherton

Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations

David C. Atherton is a scholar of literature, focusing primarily on Japan’s early modern period (also known as the Edo or Tokugawa period, ca. 1600-1867...

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2 Divinity Avenue, room 229
p: (617) 495-8374
Office Hours: Spring 2024: Wednesday 1:00-2:30 pm
Peter K. Bol

Peter K. Bol

Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Peter K. Bol is the Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. His research is centered on...

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2 Divinity Ave. #221
p: (617) 495-8361
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Wednesday 2:00-3:00 pm and by appointment.
Carter Eckert

Carter Eckert

Yoon Se Young Professor of Korean History

Carter J. Eckert was born in Chicago and trained in European ancient and medieval history at Lawrence College in Wisconsin, and also at Harvard. He...

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2 Divinity Ave. #226B
p: (617) 495-8811
Office Hours: By appointment only.
Mark C. Elliott

Mark C. Elliott

Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History
Vice Provost for International Affairs

 

Mark Elliott has been at Harvard since 2003, having earned his B.A. and M.A. at Yale and his Ph.D. at University of California at...

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2 Divinity Ave. #134A
p: (617) 496-5343
Office Hours: For appointments, contact Emily Albrecht (emily_albrecht@harvard.edu) in the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs.
Gülnar Eziz, Preceptor of Uyghur & Chaghatay

Gülnar Eziz

Preceptor in Uyghur and Chaghatay
Dr. Eziz earned her Ph.D. in Linguistic Anthropology at The University of Kansas and served there as a Research and Teaching Assistant in Uyghur and Chaghatay... Read more about Gülnar Eziz
9 Kirkland Pl #208
Cambridge, MA 02138
Monday, Wednesday, 4:30 - 5:45 pm
Andrew Gordon

Andrew Gordon

Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History
On Leave Spring 2024

Andrew Gordon’s teaching and research focus primarily on modern Japan but he has also taught Japan’s premodern history and courses on comparative history...

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1730 Cambridge St., CGIS #S236
p: (617) 496-4729
Office Hours: Fall 2023: Monday 2:00-5:00 pm and by appointment, beginning 8/30. Contact Hannah Perry, hannahperry@fas.harvard.edu.