Park Eunsik

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
Park Eunsik

In office
1925 – 1925
Preceded by Syngman Rhee
Succeeded by Yi Sang-ryong

Born September 30, 1859(1859-09-30)
Korea
Died November 1, 1925 (aged 66)
Shanghai, China
Nationality Korean
Park Eunsik
Hangul 박은식
Hanja 朴殷植
Revised Romanization Bak Eun-sik
McCune-Reischauer Pak Ŭnsik

Park Eunsik (September 30, 1859 - November 1, 1925) was the historian and the second President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai during part of 1925. Soon after the impeachment of Syngman Rhee from the presidency, Park was elected the president, but he soon died from illness while in office. Park was succeeded by Yi Sang-ryong as the president.

[edit] Park Eunsik's writings

  • New confucianism reformation argument (Hangul: 유교구신론, Hanja: 儒敎求新論), in 1909.
  • Painful History of Korea (Hangul: 한국통사, Hanja: 韓國痛史), in 1919.
  • The Bloody History of the Korean Independence Movement (Hangul: 한국독립운동지혈사, Hanja: 韓國獨立運動之血史), in 1920.
Preceded by
Syngman Rhee
Presidents of Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
1925
Succeeded by
Yi Sang-ryong


Presidents of South Korea
Provisional Government: Rhee Syng-man | Park Eunsik | Yi Sang-ryong | Hong Jin | Yi Dong-nyung | Kim Gu
Republic: Rhee Syng-man | Yun Bo-seon | Park Chung-hee | Choi Kyu-hah | Chun Doo-hwan | Roh Tae-woo | Kim Young-sam | Kim Dae-jung | Roh Moo-hyun | Lee Myung-bak