[KS] "The Origins of the Korean Alphabet"
Thorsten Traulsen
thorsten.traulsen at rub.de
Sat Aug 31 06:56:30 EDT 2013
Dear Bill,
we have a copy of "The Origins of the Korean Alphabet" in our library (to be honest, I have it at home). I will scan it but this may have to wait until late September. As far as I remember it mainly deals with a 'Sanskrit origin' of Hangeul, possibly to make Hangeul look better by showing that its origin is closely related to the highly prestigious Sanskrit.
Best,
Thorsten Traulsen
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> I've located 1937 Princeton University Ph.D. Thesis entitled "The Origins of the Korean Alphabet" by Chung Kei-won. In addition, I found a letter from the student to the Dean of the College and another letter to the Dean of the College concerning the student's application for a Ph.D.?Is anyone aware of this thesis, and might it be worth republishing along with the above letters?
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> Thank you.
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> Bill Streifer?
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> I was not aware of this dissertation, and it seems to have escaped Gari Ledyard's attention in his 1966 Berkeley dissertation. It would certainly be interesting to see; Proquest does not have a pdf copy available for download. WorldCat lists a 4-page pamphlet by the same author titled "Korea must be free: historical sketch of Korean Independence Movement from March 1, 1919 to March 1, 1942."
>
> Do any list members have any information about the author and his fate? I presume the hangul version of his name is ??? but does anybody have the Chinese characters?
>
> Proquest and WorldCat list the thesis as 1938; Kim Tkhia-khen (Kim T'ae-hyon) wrote his dissertation on 'Contemporary Korean writing' (with a section the history of the alphabet) in Russia one year later in 1939.
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> Ross King
> Professor of Korean and Head of Department
> Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
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> I've located 1937 Princeton University Ph.D. Thesis entitled "The Origins of the Korean Alphabet" by Chung Kei-won. In addition, I found a letter from the student to the Dean of the College and another letter to the Dean of the College concerning the student's application for a Ph.D. Is anyone aware of this thesis, and might it be worth republishing along with the above letters?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Bill Streifer
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> The following is the bibliographical entry for Chung's dissertation "The Origins of the Korean Alphabet" that will appear in "A Century of Doctoral dissertations on Korea, 1903-2004: An Annotated Bibliography of Studies in Western Languages", compiled, annotated and edited by Frank Joseph Shulman (forthcoming):
>
> CHUNG, Kei Won (1902-1986).
> The Origins of the Korean Alphabet. Princeton University [United States], 1938 (Ph.D. in Oriental Languages and Literatures). Chairperson-Major Adviser: Philip K. Hitti. 2, 123, 2p. DA [Dissertation Abstracts] 12, no.1 (1952): 56 [cited without any accompanying abstract]; UMI [University Microfilms International (Ann Arbor, Michigan) order number] 2928.
> "Most Koreans", Chung wrote, regard the Korean alphabet as a Korean invention, but no scholar has yet definitely proved its true source". "Some Korean scholars of Chinese assert that it was based on Chinese seal characters", others say that it was derived from the Mongolian alphabet, and yet others state that the Korean alphabet was "modelled on the Sanskrit alphabet". "In taking up the study of Sanskrit, I observed resemblances between the Sanskrit and Korean alphabets. Some similar sounds are represented by similar forms in both. The shape of many letters show similarities and the method of joining letters is exactly the same, the arrangement of the Korean and Sanskrit alphabets is identical, and all of the sounds of the Korean alphabet are to be found in Sanskrit". "Following up these observations, I arrived at results set forth by which I hope to prove the origin of the Korean alphabet". Note: Before pursuing this study, Chung earned the degrees of Bachelor of Divinity [B.Div.] (1934) at San Francisco Theological Seminary and Th.M. (1935) at Princeton Theological Seminary.
> Table of Contents: Introduction. 1. The Composition of the Yi-do. 2. The Development of the Korean Alphabet. 3. The Source of the Korean Alphabet. 4. Sanskrit through Buddhism. 5. The Seal Character Theory. 6. The Aramaic-Mongolian Theory. 7. The Theory of Sanskrit Origin. 8. Expansion of the Sanskrit Alphabet. 9. Consultation with Whang Ch'an. Conclusion. Bibliography: pp.1-2 (2nd set of pages).
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> I've located 1937 Princeton University Ph.D. Thesis entitled "The Origins of the Korean Alphabet" by Chung Kei-won. In addition, I found a letter from the student to the Dean of the College and another letter to the Dean of the College concerning the student's application for a Ph.D. Is anyone aware of this thesis, and might it be worth republishing along with the above letters?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Bill Streifer
>
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> Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 11:38:34 +0900
> From: "JW KIM" <kjwn at snu.ac.kr>
> To: "Bill Streifer" <photografr7 at yahoo.com>, "Korean Studies
> Discussion List" <koreanstudies at koreanstudies.com>, "Ross King"
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> Dear List members,
>
> I also didn't know about that.
> But I found the microfilm of the Ph. D. article is at Ewha Univ. library.
> -----------------------------------
> The origins of the Korean alphabet
>
> http://www.riss.kr/link?id=T8332865 ??
> ?? : Chung, Kei Won
> ???? : 1 reel (130 p.) .
> ???? :
> Includes bibliographical references.
> ?????? : Thesis (??) - Princeton University
> ??? : New Jersey
> ?? : ??
> ??? : 1938
> ???? : ??????? ???
> -------------------------------------------
>
> I'll try to copy that book and let you know the contents.
>
> Best,
>
> Kim Juwon
>
> Dept. of Linguistics,
> Seoul National University
>
>
> -----?? ???-----
> From: King, Ross
> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 10:20 AM
> To: Bill Streifer ; Korean Studies Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [KS] The Origins of the Korean Alphabet
>
> I was not aware of this dissertation, and it seems to have escaped Gari
> Ledyard's attention in his 1966 Berkeley dissertation. It would certainly be
> interesting to see; Proquest does not have a pdf copy available for
> download. WorldCat lists a 4-page pamphlet by the same author titled "Korea
> must be free: historical sketch of Korean Independence Movement from March
> 1, 1919 to March 1, 1942."
>
> Do any list members have any information about the author and his fate? I
> presume the hangul version of his name is ??? but does anybody have the
> Chinese characters?
>
> Proquest and WorldCat list the thesis as 1938; Kim Tkhia-khen (Kim
> T'ae-hyon) wrote his dissertation on 'Contemporary Korean writing' (with a
> section the history of the alphabet) in Russia one year later in 1939.
>
> Ross King
> Professor of Korean and Head of Department
> Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
> Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall
> Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
> vox: 604-822-2835
> fax: 604-822-8937
> ross.king at ubc.ca
> ________________________________________
> From: Koreanstudies [koreanstudies-bounces at koreanstudies.com] on behalf of
> Bill Streifer [photografr7 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: August-30-13 9:20 AM
> To: koreanstudies at koreanstudies.com
> Subject: [KS] The Origins of the Korean Alphabet
>
> I've located 1937 Princeton University Ph.D. Thesis entitled "The Origins of
> the Korean Alphabet" by Chung Kei-won. In addition, I found a letter from
> the student to the Dean of the College and another letter to the Dean of the
> College concerning the student's application for a Ph.D. Is anyone aware of
> this thesis, and might it be worth republishing along with the above
> letters?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Bill Streifer
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 5
> Date: 31 Aug 2013 11:26:39 +0200
> From: "Marion Eggert" <marion.eggert at rub.de>
> To: koreanstudies at koreanstudies.com
> Subject: Re: [KS] The Origins of the Korean Alphabet
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> This should be ??? ??? who lived 1899-1986 and did his PhD at
> Princeton. He later became a member of parliament in SK and thus can be
> easily found on the web.
> Regards
> Marion
>
>
> Am 31.08.2013 03:20, schrieb King, Ross:
>> I was not aware of this dissertation, and it seems to have escaped Gari Ledyard's attention in his 1966 Berkeley dissertation. It would certainly be interesting to see; Proquest does not have a pdf copy available for download. WorldCat lists a 4-page pamphlet by the same author titled "Korea must be free: historical sketch of Korean Independence Movement from March 1, 1919 to March 1, 1942."
>>
>> Do any list members have any information about the author and his fate? I presume the hangul version of his name is ??? but does anybody have the Chinese characters?
>>
>> Proquest and WorldCat list the thesis as 1938; Kim Tkhia-khen (Kim T'ae-hyon) wrote his dissertation on 'Contemporary Korean writing' (with a section the history of the alphabet) in Russia one year later in 1939.
>>
>> Ross King
>> Professor of Korean and Head of Department
>> Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
>> Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall
>> Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
>> vox: 604-822-2835
>> fax: 604-822-8937
>> ross.king at ubc.ca
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Koreanstudies [koreanstudies-bounces at koreanstudies.com] on behalf of Bill Streifer [photografr7 at yahoo.com]
>> Sent: August-30-13 9:20 AM
>> To: koreanstudies at koreanstudies.com
>> Subject: [KS] The Origins of the Korean Alphabet
>>
>> I've located 1937 Princeton University Ph.D. Thesis entitled "The Origins of the Korean Alphabet" by Chung Kei-won. In addition, I found a letter from the student to the Dean of the College and another letter to the Dean of the College concerning the student's application for a Ph.D. Is anyone aware of this thesis, and might it be worth republishing along with the above letters?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Bill Streifer
>
> --
> Prof. Dr. Marion Eggert
> Ruhr-Universit?t Bochum
> Sprache und Kultur Koreas
> GB 1/46
> D-44780 Bochum
>
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> Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 03:12:07 -0700
> From: Frank Hoffmann <hoffmann at koreanstudies.com>
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>> I presume the hangul version of his name is ??? but does anybody
>> have the Chinese characters?
>
> Almost but not quite. You guys are all too linguistically messed up :)
> Just joking ? "kei" or "key" would in the U.S. from the 1910s to the
> 1950s mostly be "ki ?" when in personal names. In general would "ei"
> usually be a Korean "i." For example, the other day I had a "H.K. Rey"
> and the family name "Rey" would actually be "Yi ?". That of course,
> same as with the transcription of Chinese names, would also be an
> attempt of disguising 'race' and non-Western origin, probably from both
> sites, white America and Asian immigrants. With a family name like
> "Rey," for example, and a given name just represented by the two
> initials, that name is not immediately detectable as Korean (or
> Chinese, etc.), and a medical doctor like H.K. Rey (Yi Hoe-gy?ng) would
> have at the time likely attract more non-Asian patients. In various
> ways you see this continuing until the 60s and 70s, of course, and
> maybe even today with the use of "Christian" given names.
>
> ed States Government wartime strategic intelligence agency chief
> information officer honor soldiers for the Asia Society President
>
> Chung Kei-won:
> Anyway, the thesis author must be Ch?ng Ki-w?n ???, and that is
> likely why it was Bill Streifer who rediscovered him -- yes Bill? --
> with the interest in colonial and immediate post-liberation North
> Korean weapons development, if I understand that correct. Ch?ng was not
> only an academic, he also, because of the situation during World War
> II, took the position of the U.S. Government Wartime Strategic
> Intelligence Chief Information Advisor (re-translation from Korean,
> original title might be different). The dates there are very concrete:
> March 16, 1899-June 17, 1986. Elsewhere the birth year is given as
> 1898. I do not know where from Dr. Shulman's dates come, the birth year
> given as 1902. But very likely this was his "official" birth year in
> U.S. documents. It is clear that he came very early to the U.S., could
> have well been with a Chinese passport (that was later changed to a
> U.S. one, possibly, typically), and at that time he might have been too
> old to be accepted at a college, and thus the birth year was changed to
> a later one. I am *speculating* here, but this would be the typical
> case and the best explanation without knowing all the facts--that was a
> very usual case.
> It is also interesting to see that Ch?ng comes from Haeju.
> Coincidentally, just last and this week, I had to deal a lot with
> Haeju--it is the place where the An Chung-g?n family comes from also.
> And that seems to have been an amazing "battle ground" for early
> missionaries, one where Catholics and Presbyterians nicely intrigued
> against each other. The An Chung-g? clan was all Catholic, under the
> hand of Father Joseph Wilhem, whom Mutel kicked out after An had
> assassinated It? Hirobumi ? but there was more going on ? years
> earlier, I think it was 1896 or 1897, a brother of An (a rich yangban
> family, of course), had been overtaxing his peasants, was then being
> punished by the governor, and was blaming this punishment to be a case
> of Christian persecution (keyword "rice riots"), AND on the protestants
> who would be jealous of Father Wilhem's missionary success. In English,
> all this is wonderfully and in much detail been dealt with in Franklin
> D. Rausch's dissertation at UBC and several of his other publications
> as well as it a chapter in Yumi Moon's brand new (2013) _Populist
> Collaborators_ book. Fascinating reads! Since Ch?ng Ki-w?n graduated
> from Soongsil [S?ngsil] Union Christian College in P'y?ngyang, it means
> he was of the Presbyterian camp, and that would typically tie him to
> the U.S., and he would thus continue his career in the U.S.
>
> Please find his bio with links to documents at the Korean History DB:
> http://db.history.go.kr/url.jsp?ID=im_109_20228
>
> Best,
> Frank
>
> --------------------------------------
> Frank Hoffmann
> http://koreanstudies.com
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