About Yi See-young
Lived 1868 – 1953 (aged 84). Yi See-young was a South Korean and Korean politician and writer.
Yi Si-yeong (; December 3, 1868 – April 19, 1953) was a Korean politician, independence activist, educator and neo-Confucianist scholar. He was the first vice president of South Korea from 1948 to 1951. Yi resigned after the National Defense Corps incident of 1951. His art names were Seongjae or Sirimsanin . 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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Who was Yi See-young?
Vice President of South Korea (1868-1953)
When was Yi See-young born?
Yi See-young was born on 3 December 1868 in Seoul.
When did Yi See-young die?
Yi See-young died on 19 April 1953 in Busan.
What was Yi See-young's occupation?
Yi See-young was a politician and writer.
What nationality was Yi See-young?
Yi See-young was South Korean and Korean.
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