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Yi Gwangsu

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Gender Female
Death74 years ago
Date of birth March 4,1892
Zodiac sign Pisces
Born Chongju
North Korea
DiedManpo
North Korea
Date of died October 25,1950
Education Meiji Gakuin Senior High School
Spouse Heo Young-sook
Baek Hye-soon
Parents Yi Jong-won
Children 5
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Yi Gwangsu Life story


Yi Gwangsu was a Korean writer and poet, and a notable Korean independence and nationalist activist until his later turn towards collaboration with the Japanese. His pen names were Chunwon and Goju. Yi is best known for his novel Mujeong, sometimes described as the first Korean novel.

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