Yi Sang

Yi Sang

male, deceased (1937)
LiteratureofKoreaunderJapaneserule, Korea under Japanese rule, Tuberculosis, korean, architect, Japanese
Yi Sang was one of Korea's most innovative writers of modern literature. He was born in Seoul, Korea as Kim Hae-gyeong. He was trained as an...

Han Yong-Un

male, deceased (1944)
LiteratureofKoreaunderJapaneserule, Korean independence activist, korean, Korea under Japanese rule, Korean Buddhism, Japanese…Japanese Occupation
Manhae Manhae was born in northern Gyeongsang province in what is today South Korea. Prior to being ordained, he was involved in resistance to...
Kim Yun-Sik

Kim Yun-Sik

male, deceased (1950)
LiteratureofKoreaunderJapaneserule, Korean independence movement, korean war, korean, Korea under Japanese rule, Daegu
Yeongrang Kim Yun-sik (1903-1950) was a Korean writer from Gangjin county, South Jeolla province, in present-day South Korea. He participated in...

Chang Man-Yong

male, deceased (1976)
LiteratureofKoreaunderJapaneserule, Gyeongseong High School, pastoral, korean, Korean poet, modernist…Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese rule
Chang Man-yong was a Korean poet and journalist associated with the modernist movement of the 1930s. He was born in Yŏnbaek in Hwanghae province, u...

Chae Man-Shik

male, deceased (1950)
LiteratureofKoreaunderJapaneserule, Gunsan, Korea under Japanese rule, Jeollabuk-do, korean, Pyeonggang
Chae Man-shik (June 17 1902- June 11 1950) was a Korean novelist known for his satirical bent. He was born in Okgu, in present-day Gunsan,...
Pak Tu-Jin

Pak Tu-Jin

male, deceased (1998)
LiteratureofKoreaunderJapaneserule, Sun, Home Village, korean, Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese colonial rule over Korea, korean language…Son of Calvary
Pak Tu-jin (or Park Tu-jin) (1916-September 16, 1998) was a Korean poet, born in Anseong 40 miles from Seoul in modern-day South Korea. His family...
Chu Yo-Han

Chu Yo-Han

male, deceased (1980)
LiteratureofKoreaunderJapaneserule, Joseon Dynasty, korean, shanghai, Korean independence movement, Pyongyang
Chu Yo-han (14 October 1900 - 17 November 1979) was a twentieth-century Korean poet. He was born in Pyongyang, under what was then the Joseon...
Kim Sowol

Kim Sowol

male, deceased (1934)
LiteratureofKoreaunderJapaneserule, North Pyongan, korean, folk song, Kwaksan, Kim Ok
Kim Sowol is most famous for his contributions to early modern Korean poetry. Throughout his life he wrote his beautifully poignant poetry in a...

Yun Tong-Ju

male, deceased (1945)
Jiandao, LiteratureofKoreaunderJapaneserule, Korean independence movement, Korea under Japanese rule, manchuria, Manchurians…period of Japanese rule
Yun Tong-ju (December 30 1917 - February 16 1945) was a Korean poet active during the period of Japanese rule. Known for his writing of lyric...

Kim Myeong-Sun

female, 113 years old
LiteratureofKoreaunderJapaneserule, enlightenment, korean, Korea under Japanese rule, youth, From Pyongyang
Kim Myeong-sun was a female Korean novelist and poet of the early 20th century. She made her debut in 1917, in a magazine edited by Choe Nam-seon...