Karl Ivanovich Weber

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Karl Ivanovich Weber
Korean name
Hangul위패
Hanja韋貝
Russian name
RussianКарл Иванович Вебер

Karl Ivanovich Weber (also Carl von Waeber;

Joseon Dynasty. He is best known for his 1885–1897 service as Russia's first consul general to Korea.[1][2]

Early life and career

Tomb of Weber, his wife Eugenie (1850–1921), and his son Ernst (1873–1917) in Radebeul

Weber was born in Libau (Liepāja) in the Courland Governorate to a middle-class family, and expressed an interest in the history of Asia from an early age. He graduated from the University of Saint Petersburg in 1865, and joined the diplomatic service the following year. His first overseas posting was in Beijing; he was named Russian Consul in Tianjin in 1882.[2]

In Korea

Weber signed the

Nicholas II of Russia, dated 2 July 1895, in which he praised Weber's wisdom and asked that he be allowed to remain in Korea longer. His request was fulfilled when Alexei Speyer, Weber's intended replacement, was instead posted to Tokyo, Japan.[2]

After the 1895

Yi Wan-yong, Yi Bum-jin, and Yi Yun-yong, and in May 1896 signed the Komura-Waeber Memorandum with his Japanese counterpart Komura Jutarō, granting Russia the right to station four companies of troops in the Korean peninsula, and requiring the Japanese to recognise the new cabinet.[2] Gojong was also quite impressed with Weber's housekeeper Sontag, and would go on to employ her as majordomo in charge of household affairs after he returned to the palace.[3]

In August 1902, Weber was sent to Korea to participate in the celebration of 40th Anniversary of coronation[5] on 5 October 1902.[6] The celebration was delayed to next year's Spring,[7] and then 30 April 1903.[8]

Later career

Speyer finally arrived to replace Weber in September 1897, whereupon he returned to

Kötzschenbroda, today both Radebeul. His tomb was designed by the architects Otto Rometsch[fn 1] and Adolph Suppes, with sculptures by Ernst Thalheim.[10]
[fn 2] .[11]

Publications

See also

Notes

  1. ^ See the article in the German Wikipedia: Otto Rometsch
  2. ^ See the book: Бэлла Пак

References

  1. ^ Gang, Gwang-sik (Spring 1986). Hwang Seong-mo (ed.). 英國의 對韓半島政策 展開樣式에 관한 硏究 [On the method of development of England's policy towards the Korean peninsula]. 정신문화연구 (in Korean) (28). Academy of Korean Studies: 97–121. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Volkov, M. (May 2004). Русские в Корее- имена и судьбы [Russians in Korea - Names and Fates]. Korusforum Journal (in Russian). 23. Center for Contemporary Korean Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  3. ^ a b Kneider, Hans Alexander (2010). "Deutsche Persönlichkeiten im Königreich Joseon" [German personalities in the Kingdom of Joseon]. Koreana (in German). 5 (1): 84–85. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010.; available in English as "Remarkable Germans in the Choson Kingdom" (PDF). Seoul: German Embassy in the Republic of Korea. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  4. ^ a b Neff, Robert (20 October 2010). "First gentlemen's club in Seoul established in 1889". The Korea Times. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  5. ^ Documents of the Russian Ministry of Navy. "61. РГАВМФ, ф. 417, оп. 1, д. 2608, л. 1". Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ Documents of the Russian Ministry of Navy. "65. РГАВМФ, ф. 417, оп. 1, д. 2608, л. 8".
  7. ^ Documents of the Russian Ministry of Navy. "68. РГАВМФ, ф. 417, оп. 1, д. 2608, лл. 22об".
  8. ^ Documents of the Russian Ministry of Navy. "69. РГАВМФ, ф. 417, оп. 1, д. 2608, л. 25".
  9. ISBN 0-520-21361-0
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  10. ISBN 978-3-86729-004-3
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  11. ISBN 978-5-89282-520-7
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