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Lee Byung-chul

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Also known as Lee Byung-chull, Ho-Am Byung-chull Lee

South Korean business man; founder of the Samsung Group (1910–1987)

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Lee Byung-chul (1910–1987) was a South Korean male author. His name is romanized as "I Byeong-cheol" in the Revised Romanization system and "I Pyŏngch'ŏl" in McCune–Reischauer. He was born on February 12, 1910, and died on November 19, 1987.

According to Open Library records, he is listed as the author of one work, titled *Hoam Rotation (Korean Edition)*. Crossref data indicates a total of five works associated with him. His name appears in the kana script as "イ・ビョンチョル".

Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Hoam Rotation (Korean Edition)

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
South Korea
Active from
1980-01-03

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Key facts

Born
( 1910-02-12 ) 12 February 1910, Uiryeong County , South Gyeongsang Province , Korean Empire
Died
19 November 1987 (1987-11-19) (aged 77), Seoul , South Korea
Education
Waseda University (1930-1934) (dropped out)
Occupation
Businessman
Years active
1938–1987
Known for
Founding of Samsung and CJ Group
Title
Chairman of Samsung (1938–1987)
Spouse
Park Du-eul [ ko ] ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1926 ) ​
Children
10, including Lee In-hee [ ko ] (daughter) Lee Maeng-hee [ ko ] (son) Lee Chang-hee [ ko ] (son) Lee Kun-hee (son) Lee Myung-hee (daughter)
Relatives
Lee Jae-yong (grandson) Lee Boo-jin (granddaughter) Lee Jay-hyun (grandson) Chung Yong-jin (grandson) Miky Lee (granddaughter) Annie Moon (great-granddaughter
Hangul
이병철
Hanja
李秉喆
Rr
I Byeongcheol
Mr
I Pyŏngch'ŏl
Website
hoamfoundation.org

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Encyclopedic overview

Lee Byung-chul (Korean: 이병철; 12 February 1910 – 19 November 1987) was a South Korean businessman who founded the Samsung Group, the country's largest chaebol (conglomerate). Lee founded Samsung in 1938, at the age of 28. He is widely recognized as one of the most successful business magnates in South Korean history.

Early life and education

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lee Byung-chul” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.