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Kim Seong-su
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South Korean educator, activist, journalist, entrepreneur and politician (1891-1955)
Key facts
- President
- Syngman Rhee
- Prime minister
- Ho Chong , Yi Yun-yong ( acting )
- Preceded by
- Yi Si-yeong
- Succeeded by
- Chang Taek-sang ( acting )
- Born
- ( 1891-10-11 ) October 11, 1891, Gochang , Jeolla Province , Joseon
- Died
- February 18, 1955 (1955-02-18) (aged 63), Seoul , South Korea
- Party
- Korea Democratic Party
- Alma mater
- Waseda University
- Hangul
- 김성수
- Hanja
- 金性洙
- Rr
- Gim Seongsu
- Mr
- Kim Sŏngsu
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Kim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Place of birth
- North Jeolla
- Place of death
- Seoul
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- Vice President of South Korea
- Educated at
- Waseda University
- Political party
- Korea Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- Korean
- Religion
- Methodism
- Official website
- www.inchonmemorial.co.kr
- Image
- Kim Seong-Soo 1950.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kim Seong-soo
- date of death
- 1955-02-18
- date of birth
- 1891-10-11
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Kim Songsu
- Revised Romanization
- Gim Seongsu
- relative
- Kim Jae-youl
- cause of death
- disease
- name in kana
- キム ソンス
- Commons Creator page
- Kim Seong-su
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Kim Seong-su (Korean: 김성수; Hanja: 金性洙; October 11, 1891 – February 18, 1955), art name Inchon, was a Korean educator, independence activist, journalist, entrepreneur, politician, and calligrapher. He served as the second Vice President of South Korea from 1951 to 1952. Kim Seong-su founded Korea University and The Dong-A Ilbo. He graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, majoring in Political Science and Economics.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kim Seong-su” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.