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Min Hyung-sik (6 January 1875 – 11 May 1947) was a Korean noble during the Japanese colonial period. Min Hyung-sik (born 1859), who was the same aristocrat, is of the same name, and his Courtesy name was Gongyoon, his pen name was Woo-ha, and his domicile was Yeohueng.

Life
eoheung Min clan Min Young-hwi, one of the representative figures of the Chukjok and a well-known rich man, entered the adopted son when he had no descendants of the crony family. In 1891, he became a military officer in liberal arts and served as an observer in Pyeongan-do and inspected Japan in 1904.

After returning to Korea, he served as a negotiator between the Ministry of Justice and the Faculty of school policy

In 1907, while serving as an undergraduate negotiator, Na-cheol was involved in the attempted assassination of Eulsaojeok.

At this time, Min Hyung-sik is known to have provided a large amount of funds to Na Chul and Oh Ki-ho. This fact they actually got sent into exile and was released as a special envoy.

From April 1924 to April 1927, he served as a member of the Central Committee of the Japanese Government-General of Korea, and succeeded to the title of Viscount received by his father, Min Young-hwi, on July 15, 1936. However, he also acted as a member of the New People's Association and donated donations to the national movement.

His temperament was very different from that of his stepfather, Min Young-hwi, and it was said that he was a person who liked to help people in need and respected righteousness. He was also known as one of the best calligraphers because he was good at writing that inherited Kim Jeong-hee's penmanship.

After death
It was selected for both the list of 708 pro-Japanese groups announced in 2002 and the list of prospective candidates for the pro-Japanese biographical dictionary published in 2008.

In 1937, in Dong-myeon, Chuncheon-bu, Gangwon-do, the residents of Myeon collected donations and built the Songdeok Monument of Min Hyung-sik, Min Dae-sik, and Min Gyu-sik brothers, and the monument remained until 2008. After receiving the report, the Institute for National Affairs explained the pro-Japanese activities of Min-hyung to the residents and asked them to remove the monument, but some local officials protested that there was no problem with Min-hyung's activities.

Family

 * Stepfather: Min Young-hwi
 * Himself: Min Hyung Sik
 * Son: Min Byeong-ju

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 * Min Young-hwi

Reference

 * Min Hyung-sik - Central Research Institute of Korean Studies