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'''Kim Seong-su''' (김성수, 金性洙; October 11, 1891 – February 18, 1955) was a [[Korea]]n educator, independence activist, journalist, entrepreneur, politician and calligrapher, and the second [[vice president of South Korea]] from 1951–1952. He founded [[Korea University]] and [[Dong-A Ilbo]].
'''Kim Seong-su''' (김성수, 金性洙; October 11, 1891 – February 18, 1955) was a [[Korea]]n educator, independence activist, journalist, entrepreneur, politician and calligrapher, and the second [[vice president of South Korea]] from 1951–1952. He founded [[Korea University]] and [[Dong-A Ilbo]].


Revision as of 17:01, 4 January 2023

For other people with the same name, see Kim Seong-su (disambiguation).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Seong-su
김성수
2nd Vice President of South Korea
In office
17 May 1951 – 29 May 1952
PresidentSyngman Rhee
Preceded byYi Si-yeong
Succeeded byHam Tae-young
Personal details
Born(1891-10-11)11 October 1891
Jeolla-do, Joseon
(now South Korea)
Died18 February 1955(1955-02-18) (aged 63)
Seoul, South Korea
Political partyKorea Democratic Party
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Seong-su
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏngsu
Art name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationInchon
McCune–ReischauerInch'on
Courtesy name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationPanseok
McCune–ReischauerP'ansŏk

Kim Seong-su (김성수, 金性洙; October 11, 1891 – February 18, 1955) was a Korean educator, independence activist, journalist, entrepreneur, politician and calligrapher, and the second vice president of South Korea from 1951–1952. He founded Korea University and Dong-A Ilbo.

Early life and education

Kim was born in Gochang county, North Jeolla province.[1] He studied at Waseda University in 1914 and in 1921 was the first Korean national to graduate from Kyoto University, where he majored in economics.[2]

Career

Following his tenure as principal of a Seoul secondary school for boys, Kim and his brothers established Seoul Spinning and Weaving Company in 1919.[3] This was followed by the establishment of Dong-A Ilbo and other Korean language publications in the early 1920s.[3] Kim became president of Bosung College in the 1930s and in 1947, he was part of the establishment of the Korean (Hanguk) Democratic Party,[3] which subsequently merged to form the Democratic Party in 1949.[3] In 1951, Kim was elected vice president, replacing Yi Si-yeong, but resigned the role in 1952.[3] Following his resignation, he returned to the business world in which he'd worked prior to Korean independence.[2]

Death

Kim's death mask

Kim died in 1955.[4]

References

  1. ^ Hahm, Hanhee; Jeong, Seongmi; Jeong, Myeonghun; Park, Soon Cheol (2014-12-01). "Cultural resources and management in the coastal regions along the Korean tidal flat". Ocean & Coastal Management. The Korean Tidal Flat Systems: Ecosystem, land reclamation and struggle for protection. 102: 506–521. doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.07.011. ISSN 0964-5691.
  2. ^ a b Hemmert, Martin; Kim, Jae-Jin (2021-06-28). Entrepreneurship in Korea: From Chaebols to Start-ups. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-40776-1.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Kim Seong-su | Wilson Center Digital Archive". digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  4. ^ The Routledge Encyclopedia of Modern Asian Educators: 1850–2000. (2021). United States: Taylor & Francis. p44

Further reading

  • Choong Soon Kim, Sŏng-su Kim, 《A Korean nationalist entrepreneur: a life history of Kim Sŏngsu, 1891-1955》 (SUNY Press, 1998)
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