Died 1955-12-18.
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Park Hon-young
Pak Hon-yong, courtesy name Togyong (덕영), was a Korean independence activist, politician, philosopher, communist activist and one of the main leaders of the Korean communist movement during Japan's colonial rule (1910–1945).
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culture · Korean independence activist (1900–1955) · politician · journalist · writer · spy · also Park Hon-young, Pak Hon-yong, Hon-young
Born 28 May 1900 · Died 18 December 1955 · Q334297
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1955· 2 entries
On account of the failure of the war to unify the Korean Peninsula, North Korean authorities sentenced him to forfeiture of all property, and death
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1939· 1 entry
Pak Hon-yong came secretly to Seoul to set up an underground organization, he met secretly with [Horace Horton] Underwood, principal of the Yonhi College in Seoul, and a US CIA agent on Korean operations, and discussed t
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1924· 1 entry
And became active as a reporter for the newspapers The Dong-A Ilbo and The Chosun Ilbo under the names Ijong (이정) and Ichun (이춘)
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1921· 1 entry
Joined the Shanghai branch of the Korean Communist Party, Irkutsk faction
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1919· 1 entry
Graduated from Kyŏngsŏng Ordinary High School, now Kyunggi High School
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1900· 1 entry
Born 1900-05-28.
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