George M. McCune, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George M. McCune

American linguist

Date of Birth: 16-Jun-1908

Place of Birth: Pyongyang, North Korea

Date of Death: 05-Nov-1948

Profession: linguist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

George McAfee "Mac" McCune (June 16, 1908 – November 5, 1948) was an American scholar of Korea who developed, with Edwin O.
Reischauer, the McCune–Reischauer romanization of Korean.
He taught Korean history and language at Occidental College and the University of California, Berkeley.