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Sun Myung Moon
Sign in to saveAlso known as Moon Yong Myeong, Yong Myeong Moon, Mun Seon-myeong, Moon Sun-myung, San Myung Mun
Korean religious leader (1920–2012)
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Sun Myung Moon (1920–2012) was a South Korean businessperson and writer. Born in North Pyongan Province, he was educated at Waseda University and spoke Korean, Japanese, and English. He was married to Hak Ja Han and had 14 children, including Moon Hyun-jin and Moon Hyung-jin. Moon owned the newspaper Segye Ilbo and contributed to the creative work Divine Principle.
He received the Ig Nobel Prize and authored 61 works, including Exposition of the Divine Principle Paperback, New hope; twelve talks, and Blessed Family and the Ideal Kingdom I. Moon died of pneumonia in Gapyeong County due to natural causes. He is buried in South Korea. His name in his native language is 문선명, and his birth name was 문용명.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 61
Top works
- Exposition of the Divine Principle Paperback
- New hope; twelve talks
- Blessed Family and the Ideal Kingdom I : Completed Testament Speeches : the Way of God's Will
- La fuerza del corazón
- Comprendiendo a Jesús
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Key facts
- Born
- Moon Yong-myeong , ( 1920-01-06 ) 6 January 1920, Chongju , Heianhoku-dō , Korea , Empire of Japan (now North Pyongan Province , North Korea)
- Died
- 3 September 2012 (2012-09-03) (aged 92), Gapyeong County , Gyeonggi Province , South Korea
- Education
- Waseda University
- Occupations
- Religious leader businessman media mogul political activist
- Known for
- Founder of the Unification Church and the Washington Times
- Spouses
- Choi Sun-kil ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1945 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1957 ) Hak Ja Han , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 )
- Children
- 16 , including: In Jin Moon Heung Jin Moon Un Jin Moon Hyun Jin Moon Kook-jin Moon (Justin Moon) Hyung Jin Moon (Sean Moon)
- Hangul
- 문선명
- Hanja
- 文鮮明
- Rr
- Mun Seonmyeong
- Mr
- Mun Sŏnmyŏng
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Place of birth
- North Pyongan Province
- Place of death
- Gapyeong County
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Waseda University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Ig Nobel Prize
- Official website
- www.reverendsunmyungmoon.org
- Image
- Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han.jpg
- Number of children
- 14
- Said to be same as
- Second Coming
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- Commons category
- Sun Myung Moon
- date of birth
- 1920-02-25
- date of death
- 2012-09-03
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- 문선명
- place of burial
- South Korea
- birth name
- 문용명
- name
- 江本竜明
- different from
- Moon Seon-min
- religious name
- 문선명
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Encyclopedic overview
Sun Myung Moon (Korean: 문선명; Hanja: 文鮮明; born Moon Yong-myeong; 6 January 1920 – 3 September 2012 ) was a Korean religious leader, also known for his business ventures and support for conservative political causes. A messiah claimant, he was the founder of the Unification Church, whose members, popularly known as "Moonies", consider him and his wife, Hak Ja Han, to be their "True Parents". The church is widely noted for its "Blessing" or mass wedding ceremonies.
Moon was the author of his Unification Church's religious scripture, Divine Principle, and was an anti-communist as well as an advocate for Korean reunification, for which he was recognized by the governments of both North and South Korea. Businesses he promoted included News World Communications, an international news media corporation known for its American subsidiary The Washington Times, and Tongil Group, a South Korean business group (chaebol), as well as other related organizations.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sun Myung Moon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.