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1st President (April 1915 ~ December 1916)Horace G. Underwood
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2nd President (December 1916 ~ June 1934)Oliver R. Avison
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3rd President (September 1934 ~ December 1941)Won, Han Kyung
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4th President (December 1941 ~ August 1942)Yun, Chi Ho
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5th President (August 1945 ~ December 1945)Yu, Uk Gyum
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6th President / 1st President of Yonhi University (December 1945 ~ January 1957)Baek, Nak Jun

Horace G. Underwood
1st President (April 1915 ~ December 1916)
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Education
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1877-1881
New York University
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1884
New Brunswick New Denomination Theology Graduated, Minister
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1890
New York University Honorary Doctor of Theology
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1912
New York University Honorary Doctor of Law
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1877-1881
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Career
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1859.07.19
Born in London
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1872
Immigrated to the United States
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1885.04
Presbyterian Church Missionary, Instructor of Chemistry & Physics at Wide Spread Relief House
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1886
Established orphanage and School for orphans(-Jesus Mission School-Kungshin-Yonhi)
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1887
First Missionary Trip
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1889
Christian Literature Society of Korea Secretary General & President
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1889
Married to Medical Missionary, LilliasStirling
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1890-1892
Returned home for 2 years due to wife’s post-natal illness
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1897.09
Established Saemoonan Church
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1897-1901
Founder and Editor of Weekly [Christian Newspaper]
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1900
Established YMCA
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1903-1916
Appointed YMCA President
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1913
Chosun Prebyterian Church General Assembly President
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1913
Planned University Established Since 1908
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1915
1st President, Yonhi College
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1916.10.12
Died of illness
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1999.5.20
Moved to Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery
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1859.07.19

Oliver R. Avison
2nd President (December 1916 ~ June 1934)
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Education
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1876
(Canada Ontario) Almonte High school
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1884
University of Toronto School of Pharmacy, 3-Year Program
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1890
University of Toronto Medical School
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1925
Wooster University Honorary Doctor of Law
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1876
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Career
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1860.06
Born in West Riding of Yorkshire
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1887
University or Toronto School of Pharmacy Botany Instructor, Medical School Pharmacology Instructor, Opened an office downtown
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1892.06
Applied for the Position of Presbyterian Church Missionary in Korea Studies Linguistics in Pusan
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1892.11
Doctor of Chejungwon and Royal Doctor to King Kojong
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1899
Began Medical Science Education in the House of Wide Spread Relief (Gwanghyewon)
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1904
Established a Hospital with Severance Funding,Appointed Hospital President
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1913-1935
Resigned as the Hospital President , Served as the Severance Medical School Principal
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1916-1934
Yonhi College Principal. Prevention of Tuberculosis,Soong Sil· Yonhi College Lecturer Established Nam Dae Mun Church
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1934.03
Appointed Severance Medical School & Yonhi College Honorary Principal
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1935.11
Retired and returned home
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1956.08
Died in Florida
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1860.06

Won, Han Kyung
3rd President (September 1934 ~ December 1941)
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Education
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1907.09
New Jersy Bordentown Military School Admitted
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1908.09
New York University Arts Admitted
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1912.09
New York University Graduated(A.B)
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1917
New York White Bible School Attended
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1923.09
New York University School of Education Admitted
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1924.06
New York University (M.A.)
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1925.06
New York University (Ph.D.)
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1934
Mount University Honorary Doctor of Arts
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1907.09
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Career
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1890.09
Born in Seoul
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1906-1907
Lived in France & Swiss with a private teacher
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1912.09
Arrived in Korea as a Presbyterian Church Missionary Teacher
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1912-1915
Taught English & History at Seoul Theology Church
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1915
Yonhi College English Instructor
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1916.10
Returned to Korea upon his father’s death
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1917.09
Yonhi College Associate Professor of English,Psychology and Philosophy
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1919.03
During the March 1st Independence movement,exposed the Suwon Jaeamli Church Massacre.
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1923.06
Completed the [English- Korean Dictionary]
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1925-1926
Went to the United States to raise funds for Yonhi College with Avison and returned to Korea
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1928
Vice-President, Yonhi College
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1929
Gyung Shin Theology Church Established
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1931
Climbed Mt. Baedu and became the first person to measure the depth of the Heaven Lake and take pictures of the crater
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1932
President, Yonhi College
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1934.10
Appointed President of Yonhi College
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1941.03
Forced to resign as President of Yonhi College by Japanese Imperial Government, Appointed Honorary Principal
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1941.12
Imprisoned by Japanese Police
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1942.06
Deported by Japanese Imperial Government
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1942.11
Appointed New York Presbyterian Church Missionary Special Fund Director
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1944.03
Appointed Nassau Presbytery Church Minister
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1945.06
American Army in charge of special duties Appointed translator of American military government
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1946.11
Appointed Senior Advisor of General Arnold of American military government, later appointed General Senior Advisor
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1946.11
American Military Government Secretary General of Board of Review, Honorary President of Yonhi University
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1947.03
Senior adviser for Minister of Education of American military government
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1947.10
Served Yonhi University
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1951.02
Died in Busan
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1890.09

Yun, Chi Ho
4th President (December 1941 ~ August 1942)
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Education
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1881
Studied in the U.S upon return from Japan as the New Culture Excursion Member at the age of 17
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1881
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Career
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1883
Translator for U.S Consular Foote at Korea-U.S Treaty
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1884
Defected to the U.S after the failure of Kapsinjungbyun
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1893.11
Shanghai Chungsuh School English Instructor
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1895.02
Returned to Korea
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1895.02
Uijeongbu District Official
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1895.07
External Affairs Official
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1896.02
Education Official
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1896
Established Jae Il Nam Methodist Church
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1897.07
Jungchuwon First Medical Official
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1898.05
President of Independence Newspaper
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1898.08
President of Independence Association
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1898.10
Jungchuwon Vice-Chairman
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1898.12
Mayor of Seoul (formerly known as Hansung)
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1899.02
Inspector of Dukwon, Wonsanhang Court Judge
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1900.03
Inspector of Samhwa
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1901.07
Inspector of Dukwon
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1903.01
Hamheung Official
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1903.07
Governor of Cheon An and Jik San
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1903.12
Inspector of Muan
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1904.03-1905.11
Official in External Affairs Department
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1905.05
Hwangsung YMCA Director
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1906.04
Jagang Association President
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1906.10
Anglo-Korean School Established, President
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1906.12
YMCA Vice- President
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1908.09
Pyeong Yang Dae Sung School Principal
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1912.01
Inherited ‘Namjak’ from his father Yoon,Woongryul
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1912
Arrested as the initiator of ‘105 People Incident’, sentenced to 10 years in prison
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1913.10
Sentenced to 6 yrs in prison for ‘105 People Incident’, Namjak title confiscated
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1915.02
Given special pardon after the death of Empress Shoken
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1916.04-1920.01
YMCA Secretary General
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1916.11
Daejung Fellowship Member
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1917
YMCA President
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1919.07
Kyungsung Religious Culture Association President
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1920
Yonhi College United Christian Foundation Director
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1920
Severance Medical School Director
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1921.09
Asian Pacific Association Chosun Chapter Vice- President
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1922.11-1925.09
Song Do High School Principal
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1925.03
Established Heungup Fraternity, Managed Accounting
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1925.11
Institute of Pacific Relations Research Korea President
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1927.10
Boy Scout Chosun Chapter President
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1928.01
Gyemyung Fraternity Directo
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1928.08-1937.07
9th Korean Olympic Committee President
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1929.10
Chosun Language Dictionary Editing Committee Editor
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1930
The Second Director of Heungup Fraternity
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1930.12
Chosun Methodist Association Headquarters Director and Manager of Finance
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1931.09
China Flood Victim Relief Association Chairman
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1931.10
Manchu Korean Society President
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1933.06
Jungang Jinheung Association Chairman
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1934.04
Chosun Trade Association Senior Advisor
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1934.06
Established the Chosun Language Standardization Association against the new Hangeul spelling policies.
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1935
Ewha Woman's University Director
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1936.12
Sam Dong Welfare President
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1938.07
Chosun Alliance for the Combined National Spirit Director
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1939.02
Chosun Support Force Sponsoring Foundation President
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1939.08
Junjosunbaeyoung Association President
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1940.06
Registered ‘Leedongchiho’ as his last name under Japanese forces at the Kyungsung District Office
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1940.08
Education Foundation for the Chosun People in Manchu Chairman
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1940.09
Japanese Imperial Government Ministry of Education Member
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1941.04-1942.04
Yonhi College Principal
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1941.05
Jungchuwon Senior Advisor
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1941.08
Heungah Patriots Organizing Committee Chairman
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1941.10
Chosun Patriots against Battles Senior Advisor
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1941.11
Chosun Media Patriots Senior Advisor
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1945.02
Daehwa Alliance Chairman
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1945.04
Appointed Chiksun Nobility Member
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1945.12
Died of apoplexy in Gae Seong
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1883

Yu, Uk Gyum
5th President (August 1945 ~ December 1945)
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Education
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1909
Gae San School / Tokyo University Law School
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1909
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Career
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1920
Chung Ang High School Instructor Yonhi College Law School Professor
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1927.07-1928.08
8th Korean Olympic Committee President
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1934
Incarcerated for three months for Heungup Boy Scout Incident
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1937
Opened law firm
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1937.07-1938.07
10th Korean Olympic Committee President
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1941
Vice-president , Yonhi College
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1944.10-1945.12
5th President of Yonhi College and YMCA President
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1946
Minister of Education
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1947.9-1947.11
12th Korean Olympic Committee President
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1947
Died
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1920

Baek, Nak Jun
6th President / 1st President of Yonhi University (December 1945 ~ January 1957)
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Education
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1910.09-1913.06
Shin Sung Middle School
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1913.07-1916.06
Hebei Tianjin School of Theology
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1918.09-1922.06
Park University
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1922.09-1925.09
Princeton University Theology
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1923.09-1925.06
Princeton University Graduate school of Theology
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1925.9-1927.06
Yale University Graduate School
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1910.09-1913.06
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Career
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1927.07
Appointed Kansas Presbytery Minister
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1927.09-1938.09
Yonhi Bo, Myung Hak Principal. Yonhi College Professor. Director of Arts
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1929
[Chosun Language Dictionary] Contributing Editor
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1930-1931
General Assembly of Presbytery Church Gyunggi State University Church President
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1932-1937
National Council of Churches in Korea Director, Executive Member
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1934.05
Chintan Society Promoter, Chosun People’s Association Promoter
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1935.05-1983.02
Severance Medical School Director
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1938.01-1939.06
Park University Visiting Professor
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1943
Questioned for being a witness of Korean Language Society Incident
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1945
American Governed Yonhi College Registered Member
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1945-1948
American Governed Ministry of Education Member
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1945.09-1945
Kyung Sung University Director of Law School
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1946.01-1946.10
Yonhi College Principal
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1946.03-1985.01
Korean Language Society Member 및 Honorary Director
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1946.08-1957.01
Yonhi University Chairman
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1946.10-1957.01
Yonhi University First President
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1948
National Education Law Member
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1948
Established ‘East Asian Study Research Center' First Chairman
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1948
Executed and led diplomatic relations with Harvard Yenching Institute for financial aid
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1948.05
Park University Honorary Doctor of Theology
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1948.10-1961.05
Boy Scout Korea President
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1950.05-1952.10
Member of National Assembly. Minister of Education
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1950.07-1952.06
Seoul Rotary Club President
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1952-1954
Established Korea Educational Culture Association,, First President
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1952.11
UNESCO KOREA 7th President
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1953.07-1955.06
World University Volunteers Korea Member Established, First Chairman
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1953.12-1956.10
YMCA Korea Chairman
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1954.01-1960.07
UNESCO Korea Member
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1954.06
Springfield University, Honorary Doctor of Arts
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1954.10-1957.01
Severance Medical School Chairman
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1954.11
UNESCO Korea 8th President
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1955.06-1962.11
World University Volunteers Korea Director
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1955.08-1956.09
Korea Educational Books Inc. President
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1955.09
Asia Anti-Communist League 1st Korean President
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1956.06-1958.09
Social Science Research Library First Chairman
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1956.08-1958.05
Korean Federation of Education Associations President
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1956.10
Established KAPA, First President
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1957.01-1960.05
Yonsei University Chairman
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1957.07
DePaux University Honorary Doctor of Law
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1958.04
Asia Anti-Communist League 4th Korean President
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1958.09-1961.05
Korea Research Library First Chairman
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1959.06
Asia Anti-Communist League 5th Chairman
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1960.03-1962.12
Mental Health Association Foundation First President
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1960.08-1961.05
Korea First Cham Member, Chairman
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1960.10
Committee for Celebration of the 2nd Government of Korea Chairman
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1961.05-1985.01
Yonsei University Honorary President
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1962.12
New York University Principal Award
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1965-1980
Established Korea Academy of Church Social Work, First President
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1965.05
Yonsei University Honorary Doctor of Arts
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1969-1985
Ministry of Unification Senior Advisor
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1970.08
Korea Order of Civil Merit Mugunghwa Award
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1971.10-1974
Union for Private School Instructors’ National Pension Chairman
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1972-1974
Do San Ahn Chang Ho Memorial Foundation President
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1972.08
6th World Anti- Communist League Global Championship Korea President
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1974.03-1985.01
Oesol Foundation Chairman
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1979.03
7th Inchong Cultural Award
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1981-1985
Aesan Academic Association Chairman
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1982.01-1985.01
Celebrating 100 years of Christianity in Korea Committee Honorary President
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1983.02-1985.01
National Academy of Sciences Senior Member
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1985.01
Died in Yonsei University Severance Hospital
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1985.01
Buried in National Merit Site, National Cemetery
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1927.07