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Baek Nak-jun | |
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Acting President of South Korea President of the House of Councillors | |
Personal details | |
Born | 용재(庸齋) March 9, 1895 Gwansam-ri, Gwanju-myeon, Chongju-gun, Pyongan Province, Joseon (now North Pyongan Province, North Korea) |
Died | January 13, 1985 Seoul, South Korea | (aged 89)
Resting place | Seoul National Cemetery |
Alma mater | Park College (BA) Princeton University (MA) Yale University (PhD) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 백낙준 |
Hanja | 白樂濬 |
Revised Romanization | Baek Nakjun |
McCune–Reischauer | Paek Nakchun |
Art name | |
Hangul | 용재 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yongjae |
McCune–Reischauer | Yongjae |
Baek Nak-jun (Korean: 백낙준; March 9, 1895 – January 13, 1985) was a South Korean politician, who was an acting president for a brief time during the Second Korean Republic. Baek was also known by his English name, "George Paik" and his nickname, "Yongjae" (용재).