People

Myo Mook Lee (Yi Myo-muk 이묘묵 李卯默; 1902–1957) was a Korean educator and politician who worked as an interpreter for the American Military Government and as a diplomat for the South Korean government. Lee was born in the Pyongyang area in 1902, the second...

Kyunghoon Claude Lee (Yi Kyŏng-hun 李慶勳, 1944–present), one of the earliest Koreans who studied at the Harvard Business School, was a successful businessman. [1] Lee was born on July 17, 1944, in Seoul, Korea, as the first child of Yi To-yŏng (李道榮, 1913...

Youngil Lim (Im Yŏng-il, 林榮一, 1932–2021) was one of the first Koreans to graduate from Harvard College after the Korean War (1950–1953). [1] His life and career were markedly global and rich, spanning several countries and covering numerous topics in...

No-Yong Park (1897 or 1899–1976), or Pak No-yŏng (박노영 朴魯英), was a Korean-born activist who, upon arrival in the United States, became a self-proclaimed Chinese immigrant lecturer and writer. 1 Park also has the distinction of being one of the first...

Kwangjai Park (Pak Kwang-jae, 박광재 朴光在, 1934–2014), one of the earliest Koreans who received a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, was a professor of physics at the University of Oregon. 1 Kwangjai Park was born on October 12, 1934, in Wŏnsan, South...

Hyung Nai Song (Song Hyŏng-nae, 宋亨來, 1914–2012) was one of the first Koreans to study abroad in the United States after the end of Japanese colonial rule (1910–1945) who became a central figure in establishing South Korea’s public health system after 1945...

James Choi Spackman (Korean name Ch’oe Sŏk-chin, 최석진 崔石振, 1939–present) is the former President of Prudential Life Insurance Company of Korea (1993–2000), President of Prudential International Insurance Group’s Asia Region (2000–2002), and its President...

Pyeng Koo Yoon (Yun Pyŏng-gu, 윤병구 尹炳球, 1880–1949), also known as P. K. Yoon, was a missionary, priest, and independence activist. Yoon attended Harvard University between 1906–1907 as a special student. Yoon, the only son of Yun Sŏng-hyŏng, was born on...