Ahn Pyong-hi

Ahn Pyong-hi
Born(1933-01-11)January 11, 1933
Jinju, Korea, Empire of Japan
DiedOctober 24, 2006(2006-10-24) (aged 73)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSeoul National University
OccupationLinguist
Korean name
Hangul
안병희
Hanja
安秉禧
RRAn Byeonghui
MRAn Pyŏnghŭi

Ahn Pyong-hi (Korean: 안병희; January 11, 1933 – October 24, 2006) was a South Korean linguist.

Biography

Ahn was born on January 11, 1933 in Jinju, Korea, Empire of Japan. 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.

Ahn researched the historical linguistics of Korean, especially Hunminjeongeum. His master's thesis was on the grammar of 15th-century Korean.

He served as the president of the Linguistic Society of Korea [ko] and the Bibliography Society of Korea (한국서지학회) and was a member of the Cultural Heritage Committee (문화재위원). In 1991, he was a central figure in the establishment of the National Institute of Korean Language (NIKL) and served as its first director. He oversaw the beginnings of the compilation of the Standard Korean Language Dictionary. He also oversaw language reform and regulation efforts at the NIKL.

In 2002, he received the Sejong Cultural Prize. In 2004, he was a recipient of the 8th Dongsung Award [ko].

He was married and had two sons and one daughter.

Bibliography

He wrote around 10 books.

Notes

  1. ↑ Spelling of his name from Studies in Hunminjeongeum

References

  1. ↑ Lee 2018, p. 322.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 김용래 (2006-10-24). "안병희 초대 국립국어연구원장 별세". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "안병희(安秉禧) 초대 국립국어원장 별세". National Institute of Korean Language. 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  4. ↑ 최성자 (1991-01-12). "국립국어연구원 초대원장/안병희교수(인터뷰)". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  5. ↑ "안병희 교수에 동숭학술상 故 홍기문씨 '올해 언어학자'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2004-11-19. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  6. ↑ Lee 2018, p. 323.

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