Byeon Yeong-ro

Pyun Yong-ro
Born1898
Died1961
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
Korean name
Hangul
변영로
Hanja
卞榮魯
Revised RomanizationByeon Yeong-ro
McCune–ReischauerPyŏn Yŏngro
Art name
Hangul
수주
Hanja
樹州
Revised RomanizationSuju
McCune–ReischauerSuju

Byeon Yeong-ro (Korean변영로; 1898–1961), also known by the art name Suju (수주), was a Korean poet and English literature scholar.[1] His original name was Byeon Yeong-bok (변영복; 卞榮福), but he changed his name in 1958.[2] He is considered a pioneer of modern Korean poetry and is well known for the poem, "Nongae" (논개), which was included in South Korean government-issued textbooks from 1953 to 2003.[3]

  1. ^ Kim, Yong-jik (1995). "변영로(卞榮魯)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. ^ "[경기도를 빛낸 인물] 변영로 (1898~1961)". Kyeonggi Ilbo [ko].
  3. ^ "Bucheon's Writers and their Works". Bucheon UNESCO City of Literature. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.