Yun Il-seon

This is a Korean name; the family name is Yun.
Yun Il-seon (윤일선)

Yun Il-seon, in Toykyo
Born October 5, 1896
Tokyo, Japan
Died June 22, 1987
Jongro, Seoul, in South Korea
Occupation Politicians, Pathologist, Anatomists
Spouse(s) Magaret Cho
Children Yun Seok-gu, Yun Tak-gu
Parent(s) Yun Chi-oh, Lee Suk-kyung

Yun Il-seon(Korean:윤일선;hanja:尹日善, October 5, 1896 - June 22, 1987) was a South Korean politician, pathologist, and anatomist.[1] He was the 6th Chairman of University of Seoul[2] 1956 to 1961, a pathology pupil of Fuzinami Ahkira (藤浪鑑), successor of Rudolf Virchow, and cousin of president Yun Bo-seon. A nickname was Dongho (동호;東湖).

Life

Yun was an early modern pathologist and anatomist of Korea. Yun majored in pathology in Japan during the 1920s, returned to Korea to become an Assistant Professor of Keijo Imperial University.[1] He was through Keijo Imperial University and Severance Medical College he took the lead in the introduction and development of pathology and also basic medicine, through publications of experimental research and education.[1]

After liberation from Japanese colonization in 1945, he was through which he was contributed to Korean Education of Pathology and Anatomys. He was Vice chancellor of Seoul National University until 1954 and in 1956, he was 6th chancellor of the university until 1960.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 윤일선 : 한국과학기술인 명예의 전당 (Korean)
  2. 윤일선:서울대학교 총장 (Korean)