Paek Nak-chun

Paek Nak-chun (Korean: 백낙준; Hanja: 白樂濬; March 9, 1895  January 13, 1985) was a South Korean politician, who was an acting president for a brief time during the Second South Korean Republic. Paek was also known by his English name, "George Paik" and his nickname, "Yongjae" (용재; ; ).

Paek Nak-chun
President of South Korea
Acting
Personal details
Born
용재(庸齋)

(1895-03-09)March 9, 1895
Gwansam-ri, Gwanju-myeon, Chongju-gun, Pyongan Province, Korea
(now North Pyongan Province, North Korea)
DiedJanuary 13, 1985(1985-01-13) (aged 89)
Seoul, South Korea
Resting placeSeoul National Cemetery
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBaek Nakjun
McCune–ReischauerPaek Nakchun
Pen name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYongjae
McCune–ReischauerYongjae

Early life and education

Paek was born on March 9, 1895, and was the second son among six children. He moved around the country a lot in his younger years, and as a son of an official in various provincial governments, Paek entered Sosok Elementary School in Kwangju in 1944. In 1954, he was selected as the Korean delegate to the New Tork Herald-Tribune World Youth Forum and went to the United States for three months.[1]

gollark: I don't think that a child is meaningfully, by any definition which is actually sane or relevant, part of a parent's body, or composed of them, and I don't see why "so both genetic contributors get to decide whether the mother keeps it around" follows.
gollark: If they agree to it, sure.
gollark: It seems like you're (implicitly?) doing that weird motte-and-bailey thing where you go "by some strained technical definition, you are part of your parent's body" and then go "since you're now obviously part of their body, they get authority over you".
gollark: You're arguing a different thing to "it's literally them", then.
gollark: And is a separate independent entity which can exist without them (well, not without the mother, but when it's born).

See also

References

  1. "A Chronological history of Paik Nak-chung". Inter-Asia Cultural Studies. 11 (4): 615–625. 2010. doi:10.1080/14649373.2010.506797.
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