Kim Hong-jip
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
| Kim Hong-jip | |
 | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 김홍집 |
| Hanja | 金弘集 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Hong-jip |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hongjip |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 도원 |
| Hanja | 道園 |
| Revised Romanization | Dowon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Towŏn |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 경능 |
| Hanja | 敬能 |
| Revised Romanization | Gyeongneung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngnŭng |
Kim Hong-jip (1842 - 1896) was a Korean politician best known for his role as prime minister during the Gabo Reform period of 1895-1896. For a period he was also known as Kim Goeng-jip (Hangul: 김굉집).
As a relatively young man in 1880, Kim had undertaken an official mission to Japan, where he learned first-hand of the modernizing reforms taking place in that country. This inspired in him a profound desire to affect such changes in Korea.[1]
After the assassination of Queen Min, "pro-Japan cabinet members like Kim Hong-jip and O Yun-jung were killed."[2]