Education
Ph.D. in Science (Interdisciplinary Program in History and Philosophy of Science), Seoul National University, August 1996
Professional Experience
May 2015 – Present: Professor, Department of Science Studies, Chonbuk National University
May 2015 – Present: Director, Institute for the History of Korean Science and Civilization, Chonbuk National University
2006 – May 2015: Professor, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, KAIST
2006 – May 2015: Director, Center for Korean Science and Civilization, KAIST
2015 – 2017: Member, Cultural Heritage Committee, Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea
May 2015 – Present: Director, Institute for the History of Korean Science and Civilization, Chonbuk National University
2006 – May 2015: Professor, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, KAIST
2006 – May 2015: Director, Center for Korean Science and Civilization, KAIST
2015 – 2017: Member, Cultural Heritage Committee, Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea
Selected Publications
- A New Synthesis of Acumoxa in Chosŏn Korea: How Hŏ Im Combined Drug, Tumor, and Acupuncture Medicine in His Empirical Formulary of Acumoxa, Asian Medicine, 2024.
- Status of the Use of Korean Medicine Clinics in Gyeongseong during the Japanese colonial period: A Case Study through the Analysis of the 1931 Ledger of Bochun Clinic (普春醫院), Uisahak (Korean Journal of Medical History), 2024.
- Formation and Establishment of the “Typical” in “History of Korean Science”: From Charles Dallet’s Histoire de l’Eglise de Corée (1874) to Jeon Sang-woon’s Science and Technology in Korea (1974), Journal of the Korean History of Science Society, 2023.
- How Was Clinical Medicine Practiced in Unified Silla?: The Establishment of the Medical Education Institution 'Uihak (醫學)' and Its Influence, Uisahak (Korean Journal of Medical History), 2023.
- [Review] The Landscape of the History of Medicine Research on Modern Korea: Covering Body, Hygiene, Quarantine, Disease, Medicine, Korean Medicine, and Pharmacy, Journal of the Korean History of Science Society, 2023.
- A Re-examination of Euibangyoochui in the Era of Sejong — From the Perspective of Contemporaries, Sejong Studies, 2022.
- Reading the Science of the Sejong Era from a Contemporary Perspective — The Declaration of “Joseon in the World, the World in Joseon”, Critical Review of History, 2022.
- Jeong Yak-yong’s Response to Epidemics in Late Joseon, Dasan Studies, 2022.
- The Dissemination and Practice of Primary Care Medicine by the Scholar-Gentry: A Study of Prescriptions of Local Botanicals for Emergency Use, a Medical Text of Goryeo from the Thirteenth-Fourteenth Centuries, Brill, 2021.
- How Should We View Research on Epidemics during the Korean War: An Analysis of Epidemic-related Works such as Im Ha’s Epidemic War, Memory and Vision, 2020.
- Analysis of the Clinical Medical Characteristics of the Hyangyak Jipseongbang from Goryeo, Korean Medicine Prescription Society, 2020.
- The Emergence of New Grids for Viewing the History of Medicine in Korea beyond “Koreanness”, ISHEASTM, 2019.
- Exploring Life, Body, Matter, and Culture in Medieval East Asia, Uisahak (Korean Journal of Medical History), 2019.
- Obituary “A Journey on a Single Path”: A Life Devoted to the History of Korean Science — In Memory of Jeon Sang-woon (1932–2018), EASTM, 2018.
- The Development of Self-Awareness in Indigenous Medical Traditions in Premodern Korean Medical History, ACTA ASIATICA, 2018.
- Exploring Life, Body, Matter, and Culture in Medieval East Asia: Focusing on Hyangyak Jipseongbang of Goryeo, Korean Journal of Medical History, 2019.
- An Aspect of the History of Medicine in Ancient Korea as Examined through Silla Buddhist Monks’ Annotations on the "Chapter on Eliminating Disease" in the Sutra of Golden Light, Korean Journal of Medical History, 2016.
- Applying the Methodology and Practice of Microhistory: The Diary of a Confucian Doctor, Yi Mun-gon (1495–1567), Korean Journal of Medical History, 2015.
- The Life of Jeong Yak-yong Seen through Disease and Medical Life, Dasan Studies, 2013.
- The Biggest Encyclopedia of Joseon Meets Modern Readers, Journal of the Korean History of Science Society, 2012.
- Life and Works of Heo Yeng-suk, the First Female Medical Practitioner in Modern Korea, Korean Journal of Medical History, 2012.
- The Life and Medicine of Heo Yeng-suk, a Female Doctor during the Japanese colonial period, Uisahak (Korean Journal of Medical History), 2012.
- Seok Ju-myeong Seen from the History of Korean Science, Tamna Culture, 2012.
- Status of the Use of Korean Medicine Clinics in Gyeongseong during the Japanese colonial period: A Case Study through the Analysis of the 1931 Ledger of Bochun Clinic (普春醫院), Uisahak (Korean Journal of Medical History), 2024.
- Formation and Establishment of the “Typical” in “History of Korean Science”: From Charles Dallet’s Histoire de l’Eglise de Corée (1874) to Jeon Sang-woon’s Science and Technology in Korea (1974), Journal of the Korean History of Science Society, 2023.
- How Was Clinical Medicine Practiced in Unified Silla?: The Establishment of the Medical Education Institution 'Uihak (醫學)' and Its Influence, Uisahak (Korean Journal of Medical History), 2023.
- [Review] The Landscape of the History of Medicine Research on Modern Korea: Covering Body, Hygiene, Quarantine, Disease, Medicine, Korean Medicine, and Pharmacy, Journal of the Korean History of Science Society, 2023.
- A Re-examination of Euibangyoochui in the Era of Sejong — From the Perspective of Contemporaries, Sejong Studies, 2022.
- Reading the Science of the Sejong Era from a Contemporary Perspective — The Declaration of “Joseon in the World, the World in Joseon”, Critical Review of History, 2022.
- Jeong Yak-yong’s Response to Epidemics in Late Joseon, Dasan Studies, 2022.
- The Dissemination and Practice of Primary Care Medicine by the Scholar-Gentry: A Study of Prescriptions of Local Botanicals for Emergency Use, a Medical Text of Goryeo from the Thirteenth-Fourteenth Centuries, Brill, 2021.
- How Should We View Research on Epidemics during the Korean War: An Analysis of Epidemic-related Works such as Im Ha’s Epidemic War, Memory and Vision, 2020.
- Analysis of the Clinical Medical Characteristics of the Hyangyak Jipseongbang from Goryeo, Korean Medicine Prescription Society, 2020.
- The Emergence of New Grids for Viewing the History of Medicine in Korea beyond “Koreanness”, ISHEASTM, 2019.
- Exploring Life, Body, Matter, and Culture in Medieval East Asia, Uisahak (Korean Journal of Medical History), 2019.
- Obituary “A Journey on a Single Path”: A Life Devoted to the History of Korean Science — In Memory of Jeon Sang-woon (1932–2018), EASTM, 2018.
- The Development of Self-Awareness in Indigenous Medical Traditions in Premodern Korean Medical History, ACTA ASIATICA, 2018.
- Exploring Life, Body, Matter, and Culture in Medieval East Asia: Focusing on Hyangyak Jipseongbang of Goryeo, Korean Journal of Medical History, 2019.
- An Aspect of the History of Medicine in Ancient Korea as Examined through Silla Buddhist Monks’ Annotations on the "Chapter on Eliminating Disease" in the Sutra of Golden Light, Korean Journal of Medical History, 2016.
- Applying the Methodology and Practice of Microhistory: The Diary of a Confucian Doctor, Yi Mun-gon (1495–1567), Korean Journal of Medical History, 2015.
- The Life of Jeong Yak-yong Seen through Disease and Medical Life, Dasan Studies, 2013.
- The Biggest Encyclopedia of Joseon Meets Modern Readers, Journal of the Korean History of Science Society, 2012.
- Life and Works of Heo Yeng-suk, the First Female Medical Practitioner in Modern Korea, Korean Journal of Medical History, 2012.
- The Life and Medicine of Heo Yeng-suk, a Female Doctor during the Japanese colonial period, Uisahak (Korean Journal of Medical History), 2012.
- Seok Ju-myeong Seen from the History of Korean Science, Tamna Culture, 2012.
Books
- Shin Dong-won et al., Medical History of Seoul Vol. 1: Medical Care in Seoul before Modern Times, Seoul History Compilation Committee, 2023.
- Shin Dong-won et al., History of Science and Technology in Daejeon 1, Daejeon Metropolitan City, 2023.
- Shin Dong-won et al., (Original Text and Translation) Hyangyak Jipseongbang, ChaekgwaHamkke, 2023.
- Shin Dong-won et al., From Foxtail Grass to Rhinoceros Horn: Reading the Culture of the Time through the Hyangyak Jipseongbang of Goryeo, ChaekgwaHamkke, 2023.
- Shin Dong-won et al., Convergent Humanities for Youth, Yeollinsiseon, 2023.
- Shin Dong-won et al., The Continent and Mega Asia, Jininjin, 2023.
- Shin Dong-won, Professor Shin Dong-won’s Lectures on the History of Korean Scientific Civilization, ChaekgwaHamkke, 2021.
- Shin Dong-won et al., Science and Confucian Statecraft in East Asia, Brill, 2019.
- Shin Dong-won & Im Jeong-hyeok, Cholera Strikes Joseon: The History of Body and Medicine in Joseon, Beopjeong University Press, 2015.
- Shin Dong-won, Donguibogam and the History of East Asian Medicine, Deulnyeok, 2015.
- Shin Dong-won, Daily Life History of Medicine in Joseon, Deulnyeok, 2014.
- Shin Dong-won, Cholera, Smallpox, and Measles — A Conceptual History of Everyday Diseases, Dolbegae, 2013.
- Shin Dong-won, Stories of the History of Korean Science 3, ChaekgwaHamkkehaneunEorini, 2010.
- Shin Dong-won, Stories of the History of Korean Science 2, ChaekgwaHamkkehaneunEorini, 2011.
- Shin Dong-won, Stories of the History of Korean Science 1, ChaekgwaHamkkehaneunEorini, 2010.
- Shin Dong-won et al., Solving the Mysteries of Our Science with KAIST Students 2, Hankyoreh Publishing, 2007.
- Shin Dong-won et al., Solving the Mysteries of Our Science with KAIST Students 1, Hankyoreh Publishing, 2006.
- Shin Dong-won et al., Medical Odyssey, Yeksabipyungsa, 2007.
- Shin Dong-won, Cholera Attacks Joseon, Yeksabipyungsa, 2005.
- Shin Dong-won, Heo Jun, a Joseon Person, Hankyoreh Newspaper, 2001.
- Shin Dong-won et al., Donguibogam in One Volume, Deulnyeok, 2009.
- Shin Dong-won, Birth, Aging, Sickness, and Death of Joseon People, Hankyoreh Newspaper, 1999.
- Shin Dong-won et al., History of Science and Technology in Daejeon 1, Daejeon Metropolitan City, 2023.
- Shin Dong-won et al., (Original Text and Translation) Hyangyak Jipseongbang, ChaekgwaHamkke, 2023.
- Shin Dong-won et al., From Foxtail Grass to Rhinoceros Horn: Reading the Culture of the Time through the Hyangyak Jipseongbang of Goryeo, ChaekgwaHamkke, 2023.
- Shin Dong-won et al., Convergent Humanities for Youth, Yeollinsiseon, 2023.
- Shin Dong-won et al., The Continent and Mega Asia, Jininjin, 2023.
- Shin Dong-won, Professor Shin Dong-won’s Lectures on the History of Korean Scientific Civilization, ChaekgwaHamkke, 2021.
- Shin Dong-won et al., Science and Confucian Statecraft in East Asia, Brill, 2019.
- Shin Dong-won & Im Jeong-hyeok, Cholera Strikes Joseon: The History of Body and Medicine in Joseon, Beopjeong University Press, 2015.
- Shin Dong-won, Donguibogam and the History of East Asian Medicine, Deulnyeok, 2015.
- Shin Dong-won, Daily Life History of Medicine in Joseon, Deulnyeok, 2014.
- Shin Dong-won, Cholera, Smallpox, and Measles — A Conceptual History of Everyday Diseases, Dolbegae, 2013.
- Shin Dong-won, Stories of the History of Korean Science 3, ChaekgwaHamkkehaneunEorini, 2010.
- Shin Dong-won, Stories of the History of Korean Science 2, ChaekgwaHamkkehaneunEorini, 2011.
- Shin Dong-won, Stories of the History of Korean Science 1, ChaekgwaHamkkehaneunEorini, 2010.
- Shin Dong-won et al., Solving the Mysteries of Our Science with KAIST Students 2, Hankyoreh Publishing, 2007.
- Shin Dong-won et al., Solving the Mysteries of Our Science with KAIST Students 1, Hankyoreh Publishing, 2006.
- Shin Dong-won et al., Medical Odyssey, Yeksabipyungsa, 2007.
- Shin Dong-won, Cholera Attacks Joseon, Yeksabipyungsa, 2005.
- Shin Dong-won, Heo Jun, a Joseon Person, Hankyoreh Newspaper, 2001.
- Shin Dong-won et al., Donguibogam in One Volume, Deulnyeok, 2009.
- Shin Dong-won, Birth, Aging, Sickness, and Death of Joseon People, Hankyoreh Newspaper, 1999.