1925년 경남 밀양에서 태어나 성균관대학교 문과대학을 졸업하였으며 동 대학원에서 박사학위를 받았다. 성균관대학교 교수 및 대동문화연구원장, 성균관대학교 대학원장, 역사학회 대표간사(회장), 일본 동경대학 문학부 외국인 연구원, 일본 동양문고 초빙연구원, 한국한문학회 회장 등을 역임하였고, 한국실학연구회 회장, 중국 국립산동대학 객좌교수, 연세대학교 석좌교수, 대한민국학술원 회원, 민족문화추진회 회장, 퇴계학연구원장 등으로 활동했다. 2017년 5월 향년 92세를 일기로 세상을 떠났다. 『한국의 역사상』 『한국중세사회연구』 『한국고전의 발견』 『실시학사산고』 『벽사관문존』 『신라사산비명교역』 『서벽외사 해외수일본총서』 등 다수의 저서와 편서 등이 있다.

 

Born in 1925 in Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, Lee Woo-sung studied Korean history (BA and Ph D) at Sungkyunkwan University. He has served as a professor at his alma mater, head of the Daedong Institute for Korean Studies, an endowed professor at Yonsei University, and head of the Korean Classics Research Institute and is currently a member of the National Academy of Sciences, head of the Toegye Studies Institute, and director-general of the Korean Classics Research Institute. He has penned academic papers including “Confucian Politics during the Joseon Dynasty and the Existence of ‘Scholar-Officials’,” “Land and Corvée Relations during the Goryeo Dynasty,” and “The Influence of Tang Law on Legal Judgments and Restrictions” and authored and edited numerous volumes including The Development of Korean History and Its Culture (published by Changbi), The Image of History in Korea(published by Changbi), A Study of Medieval Korean Society, Selected Writings(published by Changbi), Annotated Translation of Inscriptions on the Four Mountain Steles from the Silla Dynasty, The Discovery of Korean Classics, Dosan Confucian Academy, and A History of Toero-ri. He has also jointly edited The Historical Consciousness of Korea, vols. 1-2 (published by Changbi).