Gari Ledyard

Gari Keith Ledyard
Born1932 (1932)
Syracuse, New York, United States
DiedOctober 29, 2021(2021-10-29) (aged 88–89)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA, MA, PhD)
ThesisThe Korean Language Reform of 1446: The Origin, Background, and Early History of the Korean Alphabet (1966)
Academic work
DisciplineKorean studies
InstitutionsColumbia University (1966–2000)

Gari Keith Ledyard (1932 – October 29, 2021) was an American Koreanist who was Sejong Professor of Korean History Emeritus at Columbia University. He is best known for his work on the history of the Hangul alphabet.

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