Kwang Lim Koh (Ko Kwang-nim, 고광림, 高光林, meaning “Shining Forest,” 1920–1989) was the first Korean to receive both a master’s and a doctorate degree from Harvard Law School.[1] Koh was born on October 20, 1920, in Cheju (Jeju) Island in Japanese-occupied...
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...
Joungwon Alex Kim (Kim Chŏng-wŏn, 김정원, 金正源, meaning “Correct Origin,” 1936-2023)[1] was one of the first Koreans to receive a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School and practice as an attorney on Wall Street. Kim was born on December 13, 1936, in...
Samuel Homer Kim (Kim Sang-yŏl 김상열, 1936–present) was one of the earliest second-generation Korean Americans to have graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Medical School.[1] He went on to have a long, productive career in medicine as a pediatric...
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...
Yersu Kim (Kim Yŏ-su, 김여수 金麗壽, 1936–present), one of the earliest Korean graduates of Harvard College, was an eminent professor of philosophy at Seoul National University from 1977 to 1998 and the director of UNESCO’s Division of Philosophy and Ethics...
