Curriculum Vitae

Name: drs. Henny Savenije Korean name : Lee Hae Kang
Christian names: Hendrikus Gerardus Lambertus (Henny)
Born:   27-7-1952 Gender: Male Driver's license: yes
Address: Seoul Seocho-ku Pangbae 2 dong

462-14 302 ho 137-062 South Korea
Marital Status: Married Nationality: Korean



Tel.:

02-6052-5355
Cell.: 011-9099-3128

Fax: +1-(520) 244-7450 (America)

 

Qualifications


Qualification Begin of study Year achieved
University
Major
Candidate 1974 - 1978 University Groningen Mathematics second major Physics
Doctorate 1978 - 1984 University Groningen Psychology, second major Educational Psychology

Experience:
       
  1978 - 1985 teaching mathematics (total 10 students), Dutch to  Chinese, (four students)
  1980 - 1985 Assistant teacher Psychology, Computer science at the University Groningen Research for test development of measurement of the development of identity
  1984 - 1992 Independent Advising Office, where, from the beginning computers, networks and the newest technologies were a central part, also developed programs in Pascal for psychologically testing people
  1993 - 1996 Teaching English and French in Japan, Philippines (to Korean students) and Korea, acting in several films, commericals and dramas in Korea, doing commercials in the Philippines.
  1997 - 1998 Hewlett Packard: Agent for Corporate PC’s, Sykes: Technical Engineer Centura software (SQLwindows, Centura Team Developer, SQLbase)
  1998 - 1999 IBM: IT-consultant: managing the Taiwanese support for the Philips BE electronic environment
  2000 - 2002 Jangan College: English Professor
  2002 - Feb 2007 Dankook university: English Professor
also teaching Philosophy
  Spring 2007 Summer 2007 Seojeong university: English Professor
  Summer 2007 Winter 2007 Samsumg Engineering. Teaching business classes.
  Feb 2008 present Kookmin University Professor English professor
also teaching Psychology
       
Other experiences
  2002 - 2003 Myongji university: Professor in History

2001 - 2005 Helping Academia Acta Coreana with the acquisition of antique western books about Korea, the library is also called the LG Myongji collection.

2002 July 16~19 Presentation at the first World Conference of Korean Studies in Seongnam.

2005 Spring Semester Teaching English at the Seongnam University of Korean Studies.
  2007 Dec 5 - 7, 2007

Paper on Standardization of Geographic Names, Conference
organized by the Northeast Asian History Foundation

  2004 - present

Several side jobs, among other:
Having my own computer company
Reporter for the Dutch radio, about affairs in Korea
Writing a column in the Hankook Ilbo.
Translating patent documents from French into English


Web sites:  

http://www.henny-savenije.pe.kr (My portal)
http://www.hendrick-hamel.henny-savenije.pe.kr
(Hamel and the "discovery" of Korea) in English, Korean and Dutch. (since 1995)
http://www.cartography.henny-savenije.pe.kr
Korea through Western Cartographic eyes.
http://www.hwasong.henny-savenije.pe.kr The history of Suwon Castle.
http://www.vos.henny-savenije.pe.kr Frits Vos Article about Witsen and Eibokken
http://www.hendrick-hamel.henny-savenije.pe.kr/shiprigg.htm The way a ship was rigged
http://www.oldkorea.henny-savenije.pe.kr Old Korea in pictures

E-mail address:   webmaster at henny-savenije.pe.kr

Presentations:

July 19, 2002. At the First Conference of Korean Studies at Seongnam. About the latest developments of my research about Hamel and a presentation of the research of the western maps I have found. This has been published and handed out in volumes handed out during the conference.

Since January 2001: Seminars about Korean Studies which I organize bimonthly for Myongji university with varying subjects

Lends February 2001 his material to the National museum in Chejudo

Lends May 2002 his material to the National Folk Museum in Seoul

Spring 2003, helped Seoul land organizing an exhibition about Hamel.

August 2004, Helped the Seoul history museum organizing the exhibition Corea.

Publications:
Korea in Western Cartography
Korean Culture Vol21 No 1. Spring 2000
Also as paper presented at the Ninth Conference about the name of the East Sea in Shanghai.2003

A Dutch adventure in Korea ( In Print)

An article in Korean about Hendrick Hamel in a magazine for KLM April 2000.

Hamel's Journal: A modern translation of the Journal in Dutch. Ad Donker B.V. Rotterdam 2003

Hamel's Journal in Korean Hamel Bokoseo, M&B, Seoul, 2003

Korean Cartography in a historic perspective, paper presented at the 11th Conference about the name of the East Sea in Washington, DC, 2005

The Japanese Sea, a sign of Japanese aggression?, paper presented at the 12th Conference about the name of the East Sea in Seoul, South Korea, 2006


Recent Training :
Before 2000
Chinese and Korean language and history

Miscellaneous:
Languages fluent: Dutch, English, German, French and Frisian

basic: Korean, Japanese and Chinese, north and south European languages


Profile:
Flexible, analytic, likes challenges, creative, enthusiastic, independent, individualistic, inspiring, inventive, outspoken, researching, strategic, theoretic but also practical, friendly personality, persuasive, persistent, broad interests and likes to learn, ability to delegate, flexible, direct and open minded. Has knowledge of software and computers and also knowledge about other cultures and their history


Social functions:

Chairman school board

Membership of several committees

Chairman and founder of local Psychology Association

Chairman of a local Choir



References: Prof.: Kim Sung Hun
Prof.: Hwang Pil Hong
Prof.: Lee Kisuk
011-749-2355
017-272-1949
016-262-8925
shkim44@mit.edu
phhphd@dankook.ac.kr
leekisuk@snu.ac.kr