Baek Nak-jun

Baek Nak-jun
Acting President of South Korea
President of the House of Councillors
Personal details
Born
용재(庸齋)

(1895-03-09)March 9, 1895
Gwansam-ri, Gwanju-myeon, Chongju-gun, Pyongan Province, Joseon
(now North Pyongan Province, North Korea)
DiedJanuary 13, 1985(1985-01-13) (aged 89)
Seoul, South Korea
Resting placeSeoul National Cemetery
Alma materPark College (BA)
Princeton University (MA)
Yale University (PhD)
Korean name
Hangul
백낙준
Hanja
白樂濬
Revised RomanizationBaek Nakjun
McCune–ReischauerPaek Nakchun
Art name
Hangul
용재
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYongjae
McCune–ReischauerYongjae

Baek Nak-jun (Korean백낙준; 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).