Lee Man-gyu

Lee Man-gyu (1889–1978), born in Gangwon Wonju (South Korea), was an educator, Korean linguist, and independence activist during the Korean Empire and Japanese colonial period, and an educator and Korean linguist in North Korea. His pen name was Yaja (也自, "myself" in Japanese). He studied medicine for three years at Daehan Hospital, graduating in 1910,[1] but practised medicine for only 7 months.[2] He served as the principal of Baehwa Girls' Middle School, and was a friend and in-law of Yeo Woon-hyung. As a member of the Korean Language Society he was arrested in 1942 by the Japanese colonial authorities, and imprisoned.[3] He was also involved in the Hanyeongseowon patriotic song incident,[4] the March 1 Independence Movement, the Heungeop Club incident, and for these was arrested four times and imprisoned three times, spending more than 18 months in prison.[2]

Lee Man-gyu
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationLee Mangyu
McCune–ReischauerLee Mankyu

He was an educator, scholar of Korean literature, and researcher of Korean language during the Japanese colonial period. He stayed in North Korea following the Inter-Korean negotiations in April 1948, and participated in the establishment of North Korea.[5]

Life

After participating in inter-Korean negotiations in April 1948, he remained in North Korea and participated in the establishment of the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in September of that year. Until his death in 1978, he was a socialist politician and unification activist who served as a representative of the Supreme People's Assembly, the chairman of the Joseon Character Reform Committee, and the president of the History of the Unification of the Fatherland. He served as the director of general education in North Korea, and led the translation project of Goryeosa and Rijo Annals early on.

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References
  1. 기사입력 2010.09.13. 08:05:00, 황상익 서울대학교 교수 | (13 September 2010). "식민지 의대 졸업생이 선택한 두 가지 길 Two Paths Chosen by Colonial Medical College Graduates". www.pressian.com (in Korean). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. Kim, Se-min (2019). "학술논문검색사이트 KISS: Lee Man-gyu's life and national movement". Oncology Research (in Korean). 18: 135–163. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. "이만규는 '친일파'가 아니라 '독립운동가'였다 Lee Man-gyu was not a 'pro-Japanese' but an 'independence activist'". 오마이뉴스 (in Korean). 15 February 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. "개성 한영서원의 애국창가집 사건과 3·1운동 The incident of the patriotic songs of Gaeseong Hanyeongseowon and the March 1st Movement". Gyeonggi Studies Plaza (in Korean). 4. 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  5. 기사입력 2010.06.26. 10:22:00, 심성보 부산교육대학교 교수 | (26 June 2010). ""세종이 말을 듣지 않는다"…집현전 학생도 '동맹휴학' "Sejong doesn't listen"... Jihyunjeon students also take a leave of absence". www.pressian.com (in Korean). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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