About Lee Ki-Moon
Lived 1930 – 2020 (aged 89–90). Lee Ki-Moon was a South Korean linguist.
Biography Lee was born on October 23, 1930
In 1949, he fled from North Korea to South Korea. He graduated from that year. In 1953, he graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Seoul National University (SNU).
He died in Seoul on February 19, 2020 at the age of 89 (90 in Korean age).
Awards 1985: Samil Prize 1990: Order of Cultural Merit 1996: Order of Civil Merit 1998: Fukuoka Prize
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South Korean linguist
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Lee Ki-Moon was born in 1930.
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Lee Ki-Moon died on 19 February 2020 in Seoul.
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Lee Ki-Moon was a linguist.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lee Ki-Moon. https://biography.guide/lee-ki-moon/
MLA: "Lee Ki-Moon." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lee-ki-moon/.
Chicago: "Lee Ki-Moon." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/lee-ki-moon/.
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