Name Yi Si-yeong Religion Confucianism | ||
![]() | ||
Died April 19, 1953(1953-04-19) (aged 84)Busan, South Korea |
Seongjae Yi Si-yeong (Chosŏn'gŭl: 이시영; Hanja: 李始榮, December 3, 1868 – April 19, 1953) was a Korean politician, independence activist, educator and Neo-confucianist scholar. He was Vice President of South Korea from 1948 to 1951. Yi resigned after the National Defense Corps incident of 1951. His nickname was Seongjae (성재; 省齋) or Sirimsanin (시림산인; 始林山人). Before the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, he had served for Joseon as the Governor of South Pyongan Province and the President of Hansung Law Court.
Contents
Work book
Popular culture
References
Yi Si-yeong Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA