Chang Deok-soo
Personal details
Born(1894-12-10)December 10, 1894
Chaeryong County, Hwanghae, Joseon Dynasty
DiedDecember 2, 1947(1947-12-02) (aged 52)
Seoul, South Korea
NationalityKorean
Political partyKorea Democratic Party
Alma materWaseda University[1]
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJang Deoksu
McCune–ReischauerChang Tŏksu
Art name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeolsan
McCune–ReischauerSŏlsan

Chang Deok-soo (December 10, 1894 – December 2, 1947) was a Korean politician, independence activist, journalist, and political scientist. He was the first editor-in-chief of the Dong-A Ilbo. He was the founder and second head of the Korea Democratic Party from 1945 to 1947.

He was assassinated by the right-wing terrorist group the White Shirts Society in 1947.

See also

Notes

  1. Shin, Michael (2018). Korean National Identity under Japanese Colonial Rule: Yi Gwangsu and the March First Movement of 1919. Oxon: Routledge. pp. 32–33. ISBN 978-1-134-83064-0.

References

  • Doh Jin-Soon (ed.): Kim Koo - Das Tagebuch von Baekbeom. Hamburg: Abera Verlag 2005. ISBN 3-934376-70-3. German version of Baekbeomilji (Journal of Baekbeom).
  • Koo, K. (1997). Baekbeomilji [Journal of Baekbeom]. Seoul, Korea: Dolbaegae. ISBN 89-7199-099-6
  • Yamabe, K. (1966). Japanese Occupation of Korea. Tokyo, Japan: Taihei Shuppan-sha. ISBN 4-8031-2708-5
  • Lee Kyungnam (1980). 雪山 張德秀, Seoul: The Dong-A Ilbo.
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