[KS] Professor Fred Lukoff

[kimrenau]

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Dear Colleagues,

I have a sad mission to inform you of the passing of Professor Fred Lukoff, a 
great linguist and scholar in Korean studies.  Dr. Lukoff passed away after a 
brief illness from lung cancer last Sunday, the 13th of August 2000.  
Professor Lukoff followed his wife, Young Soon Lukoff, M.D., whose own sudden 
death two months ago was a shock to their family and friends.  Dr. Lukoff is 
survived by a daughter, Margaret Donghyang Lukoff (mpL4 at columbia.edu), and a 
son, Benjamin Donguk Lukoff (bLukoff at alvord.com).

Professor Lukoff was internationally known even before he got into Korean 
linguistics more than four decades ago.  He co-authored with such eminent 
scholars as Noam Chomsky, Morris Halle, and Zellig Harris. I have been 
impressed with his deep understanding of the Korean language and culture, not 
unlike that of a native speaker's. He served as the first President of the 
International Association for Korean Language Education.  On a personal level, 
he was a quiet but caring mentor and friend to me, a role model, as he was to 
many others.  He sent me little notes of praise and encouragement, when I 
least expected them.  He will be thoroughly missed.

Young-Key Kim-Renaud
The George Washington University
kimrenau at gwu.edu