X-Nico

unusual facts about McCune-Reischauer



Akihisa Nagashima

From 2000 to 2001, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington, D.C. After coming back to Japan, he taught as a Professional Lecturer at Keio University's Graduate School of Law from 2003 to 2007.

Curt McCune

McCune was named the most outstanding boxer at the 1986 Alabama Sports Festival and was nationally ranked as an amateur boxer.

McCune appreared as an extra in the 2002 short film Johnny Flynton.

Deborah Scroggins

Director Tony Scott had planned to direct a film based on the book and initial reports indicated that Nicole Kidman would star as McCune.

Edwin O. Reischauer

Speaking at the dedication ceremonies in Baltimore, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, one of Reischauer's former students, described Reischauer as being "what a teacher is meant to be, one who can change the life of his students."

Reischauer was also honored in 1985 by the opening of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), which is part of Johns Hopkins University .

Emma McCune

Emma also saved more than 150 war children in Sudan including hiphop artist Emmanuel Jal and is the title subject of his song "Emma McCune" on his 2008 album Warchild.

McCune Audio/Video/Lighting

McCune has been credited with inventing many of the concepts of the modern day live performance, and was one of the very first companies to provide touring sound systems, beginning in 1965 with Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass and progressing to such diversity as Andy Williams, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) and others.

McCune–Albright syndrome

The disease made headlines in December, 2005 when a Haitian teen afflicted with the disease, Marlie Casseus, underwent a 17-hour emergency surgical procedure to remove a 7 kg (16 pound) tumour-like growth of bone from her face.

Pacific Standard

Miller-McCune magazine was launched in 2008 by Sara Miller McCune, the founder and head of Sage Publications.

Robert McCune

McCune attended LeFlore High School in Mobile, Alabama, playing football for coach Ray Parker.

Sage Publications

Sara Miller McCune is Executive Chairman of Sage Publications and President of the McCune Foundation.

Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune

Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune (April 6, 1913 – January 4, 1993) was an American geographer and brother of George M. McCune.

Shin Ki-ha

Shin Ki-ha (Korean Hangul: 신기하, Hanja: 辛基夏, RR: Sin Gi-ha, M-R: Sin Kiha, died on August 6, 1997), was a four-term South Korean lawmaker and former parliamentary leader of National Congress for New Politics.

The Rats of Hamelin

In an address to middle-schoolers in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Adam McCune traced the inspiration of the Childrule curse (from the end of the book) to Isaiah 3:4 in the Bible.


see also