George M. McCune
George McAfee McCune | |
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| Born | June 16, 1908 |
| Died | November 5, 1948 (aged 40) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Occupation | Linguist |
| Known for | McCune–Reischauer system of romanization of Korean |
George McAfee "Mac" McCune (/məˈkjuːn/ mə-KEWN; June 16, 1908 – November 5, 1948) was an American scholar of Korea who developed the McCune–Reischauer romanization system of Korean with Edwin O. Reischauer. He taught Korean history and language at Occidental College and the University of California, Berkeley.