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Yun Chi-wang 윤치왕 尹致旺 | |
|---|---|
 Yun in 1929. | |
| Born | (1895-02-17)17 February 1895 |
| Died | 21 December 1982(1982-12-21) (aged 87) |
| Yun Chi-wang | |
| Hangul | 윤치왕 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 尹致旺 |
| Revised Romanization | Yun Chiwang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yun Ch'iwang |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 남포 |
| Hanja | 南圃 |
| Revised Romanization | Nampo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Namp'o |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 성운 |
| Hanja | 聖雲 |
| Revised Romanization | Seongun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏngun |
| Japanese name: Itō Chiō (伊東致旺) | |
GeneralYun Chi-wang (Korean: 윤치왕;Hanja: 尹致旺; February 16, 1895 – December 21, 1982) was a South Korean politician, soldier and gynecologist.[1] He was the half brother ofYun Chi-ho, uncle ofYun Posun (who was the fourth president of South Korea), and cousin ofYun Chi-young. Hisart name wasNamppo (남포;南圃), and hiscourtesy name wasSeongun (성운;聖雲).
Yun Chi-wang's father wasYun Ung-nyeol (1840–1911); his mother was Kim Jung-soon (1876–1959), his father's concubine. He had a half-brother Yun Chi-ho (1865–1945), some thirty years his elder, whose mother was their father's wife, Lee Jung-Mu (1844–1936).
In 1911, he enteredSuwan Agricultural High School, but in 1912 he dropped out, and in 1913 went to participate in independent activities inChina. In 1914, onKim Kyu-sik's advice, he went to study at theUniversity of Glasgow.[2]
From 1927 to 1944 he worked atSeverance Hospital in his homeland, and in 1938 became its second Director. He was also Chairman of Korea's Maternity Society.
In 1948 he enlisted in theSouth Korean Army as a medical officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1950, he participated in theKorean War. In March 1959 he retired with the rank of lieutenant general, and took full retirement in 1960.
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