9/03/2003

Confusing Korean family names in Roman letters
... According to the English Web site, the first president (1875-1965) has two different names: Ryee Syng-man and Rhee Syng-man. But he is known to the world as "Syngman Rhee" using the opposite construction to the usual formula of placing the surname first like "Rhee Syng-man. ..." (The Korea Times 09-02-2003)