Yi Si-yeong
| Yi Si-yeong | |
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| Vice President of South Korea | |
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In office 24 July 1948 – 9 May 1951 |
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| President | Syngman Rhee |
| Succeeded by | Kim Seong-su |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1868 Hanseong-bu, Joseon |
| Died | April 19, 1953 (aged 84) Busan, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Religion | Confucianism |
| Yi Si-yeong | |
| Hangul | 이시영 |
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| Hanja | 李始榮 |
| Revised Romanization | I Siyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Siyŏng |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 성재 |
| Hanja | 省齋 |
| Revised Romanization | Seongjae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏngjae |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 성흡 |
| Hanja | 聖翕 |
| Revised Romanization | Seongheup |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnghŭp |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 시림산인 |
| Hanja | 始林山人 |
| Revised Romanization | Sirimsanin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sirimsanin |
Seongjae Yi Si-yeong (Korean: 이시영; hanja: 李始榮, December 3, 1868 – April 19, 1953) was a Korean politician, independence activist, educator and Neo-confucianism scholar. He was the first Vice President of South Korea from 1948 to 1951. Yi resigned after the National Defense Force Incident. His nickname was Seongjae (성재; 省齋), Sirimsanin (시림산인; 始林山人). Before, the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, he had served for Joseon, as the Governor of South Pyongan Province and the President of Hansung Law Court.
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