Kim Kyu-sik
| Kim Kyu-sik 김규식 金奎植 |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Vice President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea | |
|
In office October 1940 – March 3, 1947 |
|
| Preceded by | - |
| Succeeded by | Kim Gu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 29, 1881 Dongrae District, Busan, Joseon Dynasty |
| Died | December 10, 1950 (aged 69) Manpo, North Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김규식 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Gyusik |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kyushik |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 우사, 죽적 |
| Hanja | , |
| Revised Romanization | Usa, Jukjeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Usa, Chukjŏk |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 변갑 |
| Revised Romanization | Byeon'gap |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pyŏn'gap |
Kim Kyu-Sik, also spelled Kimm Giusic and Kimm Kiusic (Korean:김규식, Hanja:金奎植, January 29, 1881 – December 10, 1950), was a Korean politician and academic during the Korean independence movement and a leader of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. Kim served in various roles in the provisional government, including as foreign minister, ambassador, education minister and finally as the vice president from 1940 until the provisional government's dissolution on March 3, 1947. Kim's nicknames included Yoosa(우사), Kummun(금문), KimSung(김성), and JukJeok(죽적).
Kim was born in Dongnae, now part of modern-day Busan. Orphaned at an early age, Kim studied with American missionary H.G. Underwood starting from the age of 6, taking the Christian name "Johann." He later traveled to the United States, receiving a bachelor's degree from Roanoke College in 1903 and a master's degree in English literature from Princeton University the following year.
In 1905 Kim returned to Korea, teaching widely. Following the 1910 Japanese annexation of Korea Kim fled to China in 1913.
In 1919, unlike his contemporary Syngman Rhee, Kim successfully traveled to Paris for the Paris Peace Conference to lobby for Korean independence from Japan. He was sent by Lyuh Woon-Hyung and Chang Duk-soo, who had organized Sinhan Cheongnyeondang in Shanghai in the summer of 1919. His efforts in Paris proved to be futile.
The Korean National Revolutionary Party was formed in Shanghai in 1935 through a grouping of left-wing nationalist Korean parties. Organizers were Kim Kyu-sik, Kim Won-bong and Cho Soang.
...
Wikipedia