George M. McCune
George McAfee "Mac" McCune (born June 16, 1908 in Pyongyang , today's North Korea , † November 5, 1948 ) was an American linguist . Together with Edwin O. Reischauer he developed the McCune-Reischauer transcription for the Korean script .
Web links
- Literature by and about George M. McCune in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography (English)
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SURNAME | McCune, George M. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McCune, George McAfee (full name); McCune, Mac (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American linguist |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1908 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pyongyang , today's North Korea |
DATE OF DEATH | November 5, 1948 |