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Lee Byung-chul
Lee Byung-chul was a South Korean businessman who founded the Samsung Group, the country's largest chaebol (conglomerate). Lee founded Samsung in 1938, at the age of 28. He is widely recognized as one of the most successful business magnates in South Korean history.
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business · South Korean businessman (1910–1987) · entrepreneur · also Lee Byung-chul, Lee Byung-chull, Ho-Am Byung-chull Lee, Byung-chul
Born 12 February 1910 · Died 19 November 1987 · Q445643
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1987· 1 entry
Died 1987-11-19.
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1982· 1 entry
Lee was awarded an honorary doctorate from Boston College
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1970· 2 entries
In recognition of his achievements, Waseda University conferred an honorary doctorate upon him
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And it made household electronics exclusively
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1969· 1 entry
Samsung Electronics Manufacturing (renamed Samsung Electronics) and later merged with Samsung-Sanyo Electric
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1965· 1 entry
Established the Samsung Culture Foundation to promote a broad range of programs to enrich Korean cultural life
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1961· 1 entry
When Park Chung Hee seized power in the May 16 coup, Lee was in Japan and for some time he did not return to South Korea
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1910· 1 entry
Born 1910-02-12.
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