User:Dckewon5131/김정석 (1894년)

Kim Jeong-seok (3 December 1894 – 6 June 1970) was an educator-turned-businessman during the Japanese occupation and served as a member of the Central Council of the Japanese Government-General of Joseon.

Life
He is from Jongseong-gun, North Hamgyong Province. After going to Jongseong High School, he graduated from a temporary teacher training center in 1912 and jumped into the educational community. After graduating from school, he went through an associate professor of Joseon Public Common School and was promoted to a professor in 1916.

In 1919, he became the principal of Gyeongwon Public Common School in Gyeongwon-gun, Hamburg, and was appointed as an educational administrative official. He resigned from office in 1923 and has been engaged in commerce since then. In 1923, he was inaugurated as executive director of Hambuk Printing Co., LtdA retired in 1926 and ran the printing business.

In 1931, he also served as director of Maeil Sinbo's Hambuk branch, and served as a member of the Hamgyeongbuk-do Provincial Council. At the end of the Japanese colonial period, it was also appointed to the Central Council. He also participated in the Heung-Abo National Foundation, a war support group, and the Joseon Imjeon National Foundation as representatives of the Hambuk region.

In 2002, it was included in the list of 708 pro-Japanese groups announced by the National Assembly to establish national spirit, and was also selected in the list of prospective pro-Japanese dictionaries compiled by the Institute for National Affairs in 2008. It was also included in the list of 705 pro-general national activities announced by the Committee on the Truth and Reconciliation of Pro-General National Acts in 2009.

See more

 * Chosun Government-General's Central Office
 * Korea Imjeonbo National Foundation

Reference

 * Kim Jeong-seok - National History Compilation Committee