Yoon Ki-jung

Yoon Ki-jung (윤기중,Hanja:尹起重;[1][2] 19 December 1931 – 15 August 2023) was a Korean economist. Yoon was born on 19 December 1931.[3] He is the father of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol.

His lineage traces back to Yun Shin-dal, a founding contributor of the Goryeo (Koryo) Dynasty. Born as the 34th-generation descendant from the progenitor, he is the son of Yun Ho-byung. He graduated from Gongju Agricultural High School and subsequently from the Department of Economics at Yonsei University. In 1958, he completed his postgraduate studies at Yonsei University's Graduate School. He studied at one of the top universities, Hitotsubashi university (Tokyo University Commerce) and were professor of Yonsei University. From 1958 to 1997, he served as a professor at both Hanyang University and Yonsei University. Until 1997, he held positions as a professor of Applied Statistics at Yonsei University, as well as the presidency of the Korean Statistical Society and the Korean Economic Association. Yoon died on 15 August 2023, at the age of 91.[4][5]

References
  1. "사진으로 보는 윤석열 대통령 당선인 일대기" (in Korean). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. "尹起重敎授 停年紀念論文集".
  3. "[속보] 윤석열 대통령 부친 윤기중 명예교수 별세". 15 August 2023.
  4. "윤 대통령 부친상 사흘간 가족장…빈소에 여야·정부 인사 등 추모 발길". KBS 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. Saenz, Arlette; Tausche, Kayla; Judd, Donald (17 August 2023). "Biden looks to 'next era of cooperation' following trilateral Camp David summit with Japan and South Korea". CNN.


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