Ahn Pyong-hi
Ahn Pyong-hi | |
|---|---|
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| Born | January 11, 1933 |
| Died | October 24, 2006 (aged 73) Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Seoul National University |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 안병희 |
| Hanja | 安秉禧 |
| RR | An Byeonghui |
| MR | An Pyŏnghŭi |
Ahn Pyong-hi[a] (Korean: 안병희; January 11, 1933 – October 24, 2006) was a South Korean linguist.
Biography
[edit]Ahn was born on January 11, 1933 in Jinju, Korea, Empire of Japan.[1] He graduated from the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Seoul National University (SNU). He worked as a professor at Konkuk University then at SNU beginning in 1968.[2][3]
Ahn researched the historical linguistics of Korean, especially Hunminjeongeum. His master's thesis was on the grammar of 15th-century Korean.[2][3]
He served as the president of the Linguistic Society of Korea and the Bibliography Society of Korea (한국서지학회) and was a member of the Cultural Heritage Committee (문화재위원).[2] In 1991, he was a central figure in the establishment of the National Institute of Korean Language (NIKL) and served as its first director.[4][2] He oversaw the beginnings of the compilation of the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.[2] He also oversaw language reform and regulation efforts at the NIKL.[3]
In 2002, he received the Sejong Cultural Prize.[3] In 2004, he was a recipient of the 8th Dongsung Award.[5][3]
He was married and had two sons and one daughter.[2][3]
Bibliography
[edit]He wrote around 10 books.[2]
- 국어사 연구 (1992)
- 국어사 자료 연구 (1992)
- Studies in Hunminjeongeum (훈민정음연구; 2007), translated to English in 2018[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Spelling of his name from Studies in Hunminjeongeum
References
[edit]- ^ Lee 2018, p. 322.
- ^ a b c d e f g 김용래 (2006-10-24). "안병희 초대 국립국어연구원장 별세". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ a b c d e f "안병희(安秉禧) 초대 국립국어원장 별세". National Institute of Korean Language. 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ 최성자 (1991-01-12). "국립국어연구원 초대원장/안병희교수(인터뷰)". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ "안병희 교수에 동숭학술상 故 홍기문씨 '올해 언어학자'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2004-11-19. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ Lee 2018, p. 323.
Sources
[edit]- Ahn, Pyong-hi (2018) [2007]. Studies in Hunminjeongeum. Translated by Jung, Ha-yun (English ed.). National Hangeul Museum. ISBN 979-11-89438-00-5.
- Lee, Hyeon-Hui. "The General Review of Studies in Hunminjeongeum". In Ahn (2018).