Seong Baek-in
{{Short description|South Korean linguist (1933–2018)}}
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Seong Baek-in ({{Korean|hangul=성백인}}; December 7, 1933 – December 19, 2018) was a South Korean linguist who was professor emeritus of linguistics at Seoul National University.{{citation|url=http://gateway.people.joins.com/premium/list_a.asp?S_FLAG=Y&WW_NAME=%BC%BA%B9%E9%C0%CE&WW_OFFICE_GU=A&WW_OFFICE_NAME=&Image1.x=0&Image1.y=0|periodical=Joongang Ilbo |language=ko-kr |script-title=ko:인물찾기: 성백인|accessdate=2010-06-05}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} His primary area of research is on the Manchu language.{{citation|url=http://www.redlib.cn/html/11019/2001/23523848.htm |language=zh-cn |script-title=zh:韩国学者成百仁教授等来访 |journal=Manchu Studies|year=2001|number=2|accessdate=2010-05-27|pages=138–139|author=梦岫|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006062712/http://www.redlib.cn/html/11019/2001/23523848.htm|archivedate=2011-10-06}}
Career
Seong served as a professor at Myongji University from March 1968 to May 1982.{{citation|url=http://plaza.snu.ac.kr/~linguist/new/people01.php|script-title=ko:교수진 |publisher=Department of Linguistics, Seoul National University|accessdate=2010-05-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615074125/http://plaza.snu.ac.kr/~linguist/new/people01.php|archivedate=2011-06-15}} The translation of the Tale of the Nisan Shaman into Korean he made while there ({{harvnb|Seong|1974}}) would prove to be an important reference for its later translation into English.{{citation|last=Yen|first=Alsace|year=1980|title=Book Review: The Tale of the Nišan Shamaness|journal=The Journal of American Folklore|volume=93|number=1|pages=88–90|jstor=540231|doi=10.2307/540231}} In 1982, Seong moved to Seoul National University, where he held various positions including professor from September 1982 to February 1999, dean of the College of Humanities from September 1995 to August 1997, and head of the Altaic Society of Korea from March 1997 to February 2002.
Outside activities
Seong was a member of the advisory committee for the Korean Language Proficiency Test.{{citation|url=http://www.klpt.org/english/committee/advisory.asp|title=Advisory Committee|publisher=Korean Language Proficiency Test|accessdate=2010-06-09}} In 2004, he was awarded the 26th Oe Sol Prize, established in honour of Choe Hyeon-bae by the Oe Sol Foundation.{{citation|url=http://article.joins.com/article/article.asp?Total_ID=400953|periodical=Joongang Ilbo |language=ko-kr |script-title=ko:성백인·정인혁 교수 제26회 외솔상 수상 |trans-title=Seong Baek-in, Jeong In-hyeok receive 26th Oe Sol Prize|date=2004-10-14|accessdate=2010-06-05}}
Death
Seong died on December 19, 2018, at the age of 85.{{cite web |title=[부고]성백인 서울대 명예교수 |url=https://www.donga.com/news/People/article/all/20181219/93363773/1 |website=Donga |access-date=19 September 2024 |date=19 December 2018}}
Selected publications
- {{citation|author=成百仁 |language=ko-kr |script-title=ko:滿洲샤만神歌 |trans-title=Nisan Saman-i Bithe|publisher=明知大學出版部 [Myongji University Press]|year=1974|oclc=36538543|ref=CITEREFSeong1974}}. A translation and study of the Tale of the Nisan Shaman.
- {{citation|author=성백인|script-title=ko:만주어 음운론 연구 |trans-title=A study on Manchu phonology |publisher=명지대학출판부 [Myongji University Press]|year=1981|oclc=20259054}}
- {{citation|author=성백인|script-title=ko:만주어와 알타이어학 연구 |trans-title=Studies on Manchu and Altaic Linguistics |publisher=태학사 [Taehaksa]|year=1999|oclc=43329661|isbn=978-89-7626-460-2}}
- {{citation|author=성백인|script-title=ko:중국의 다구르어와 어웡키어의 문법・어휘 연구 |trans-title=Grammar and Lexicon of Dagur and Ewenki Spoken in China |publisher=아카넷 [Akanet]|year=2010|isbn=978-89-5733-177-4}}
References
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Category:Academic staff of Seoul National University
Category:Academic staff of Myongji University
Category:Linguists from South Korea
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