Paek Nak-chun

House of Councillors

용재 March 9, 1895 Gwansam-ri, Gwanju-myeon, Chongju-gun, Pyongan Province, Korea

January 13, 1985(1985-01-13) (89) Seoul, South Korea

June 15, 1960 – August 18, 1960

Former Acting President of South Korea This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Paek Nak-chun" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2019 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) In this Korean name, the family name is Paek. Paek Nak-chunActing President of South Korea President of the House of Councillors Personal detailsBorn용재(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 KoreaResting placeSeoul National CemeteryKorean nameHangul백낙준 Hanja白樂濬 Revised RomanizationBaek NakjunMcCune–ReischauerPaek NakchunPen nameHangul용재 Hanja庸齋 Revised RomanizationYongjaeMcCune–ReischauerYongjae 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 Korean Republic. Paek was also known by his English name, "George Paik" and his nickname, "Yongjae" (용재 ; 庸 ; 齋). Early life and education Paek was born on March 9, 1895, and was the second son among six children. See also April 19 Movement Politics of South Korea History of South Korea Syngman Rhee Park Chung-hee List of Korea-related topics