Kim Tu-bong
Kim Tu-bong (March 16, 1886 – 1958) was a Korean linguist, politician, and the first North Korean head of state.
| Kim Tu-bong | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김두봉 |
| Hancha | 金枓奉 |
| McCune–Reischauer | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Kim Tubong |
| Revised Romanization | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Gim Dubong |
| Pen name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 백연 |
| Hancha | 白淵 |
| McCune–Reischauer | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Paegyŏn |
| Revised Romanization | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Baekyeon |
- In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Career
In 1946, Kim became Chairman of the Workers Party of North Korea.[1]
From 1948 until 1958, he was Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly.[1]
Kim Tu-bong Media
From left to right: Pak Chang-ok, Li Jishen, Kim Tu-bong, Zhu De, Kim Il-Sung, Averky Aristov, Pak Chŏng Ae, and Choe Yong-gon in 1955.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lankov, Andrei "Kim Tu-bong and Historical Linguistics," The Korea Times (ROK). September 2, 2007; retrieved 2012-7-24.