Baek Nak-jun

South Korean politician (1895–1985)

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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)
Died	January 13, 1985(1985-01-13) (aged 89) Seoul, South Korea
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	庸齋
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).

Early life and education

Baek was born on March 9, 1895, and was the second son among six children.

He attended Park College 1918–1922 receiving a Bachelor of Arts in History. He then attended Princeton Theological Seminary 1922–1925 receiving a Bachelor of Theology. He attended Princeton University 1923–1925 receiving a Masters of Arts in History. He attended Yale University 1925–1927 for a Doctorate in History. In 1982 he received a Doctorate of Education from King Sezong University.

He has received several honorary degrees: Doctor of Divinity from Park College 1948, Doctor of Humanities from Springfield College 1954. Doctor of Laws from DePauw University 1957. Doctor of Letters from Yonsei University 1965.

He received the New York University Medal.