Soh Jaipil

Also known as Philip Jaisohn, Phillip Jason, Seo Jai-pil, Songjae, Ssanggyong, Seo Jae-pil

Korean-American independence activist and journalist (1864–1951)

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Soh Jaipil (1864–1951) was a male journalist, politician, physician, and political activist. Born in Boseong County, he held citizenship in both Korea and the United States. His education included studies at Keio University, George Washington University, and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He was employed by the University of Pennsylvania and spoke English and Korean.

A Protestant, Soh Jaipil died of cancer in Philadelphia in 1951. His birth name is recorded as 서재필 or 徐載弼, with romanizations including Seo Jae-pil and Sŏ Chaep'il. He is associated with five works and has been referenced by 118 other encyclopedia articles.

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States

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Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,794x
Nanoscale Forces and Their Uses in Self‐Assembly
· 2009 · cited 1,430x
Stretchable silicon nanoribbon electronics for skin prosthesis
· 2014 · cited 1,362x
Synthesis of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes on patterned silicon wafers
· 1998 · cited 1,180x
Engineered CRISPR-Cas9 nuclease with expanded targeting space
· 2018 · cited 1,057x

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Seo Jae-pil (Korean: 서재필; Hanja: 徐載弼; January 7, 1864 – January 5, 1951), better known by his English name Philip Jaisohn, was a Korean American politician, physician, and Korean independence activist. He was the first Korean to become a naturalized citizen of the United States. He also founded the Tongnip sinmun, the first Korean newspaper written entirely in Hangul.

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