Yi Tjoune
Yi Tjoune | |
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Bukcheong, Korea | |
Died | July 14, 1907 , Netherlands | (aged 47)
Occupation(s) | Diplomat, judge, prosecutor |
Yi Tjoune | |
Hunminjeongeum | 이준 |
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Hanja | 李儁 |
Revised Romanization | I Jun |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Chun |
Yi Tjoune[a] (Korean: 이준; December 18, 1859 – July 14, 1907), was a Korean prosecutor and diplomat and the father of the North Korean politician Lee Yong.
Early life
Yi Tjoune was born in 1859 in Pukchong County, South Hamgyong Province, Joseon.[1][2] He is of the Jeonju Yi clan.[1]
Career
In 1907, Yi,
The mission had already failed. However, the three Koreans succeeded in receiving worldwide attention due to a press conference and receiving attention in an independent newspaper which covered the Peace Conference. The direct result of their mission was that the Korean Emperor, Gojong was forced to resign in favor of his son
Legacy
Yi was buried at the Nieuw Eykenduynen cemetery in The Hague. His remains were exhumed on September 26, 1963 and transferred to South Korea and there reburied. A grand memorial was established in 1977 at the site of his initial burial.[citation needed] On several occasions postage stamps have been issued by North Korea honoring Yi Jun.[4]
The former hotel De Jong, where Yi died, is now the Yi Jun Peace Museum.[5]
See also
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ His name is also spelled "Yi Jun"
References
- ^ a b c "이준(李儁)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ "우리역사넷". contents.history.go.kr. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ "이준[李儁]". Historynet. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ "TAG: YI JUN – 이준". Korea Stamp Society. 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ "Yi Jun Peace Museum | DenHaag.com". denhaag.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.