Kim San
Korean revolutionary (1905–1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kim San (Korean: 김산; Hanja: 金山; April 14, 1905 – October 19, 1938) was a socialist revolutionary and Korean independence fighter. His real name was known as Jang Jihak (장지학; 張志鶴) according to Nym Wales, or Jang Jirak (장지락; 張志樂) according to Japanese authorities' documents. Born in Korea in the early 20th century, witnessing and experiencing the oppression and miseries made by Japanese colonial authorities, he participated in the Korean Independence Movement and the Chinese Revolution moving throughout such areas as Korea, Japan, Manchuria, Shanghai, Beijing and Guangdong.[1] He was also fluent in many languages such as Japanese, Chinese, English and Esperanto.[2] He was executed in China in 1938, but his life and activities were known by the 1941 publication of a book titled Song of Ariran written by journalist Nym Wales based on her interviews with him in Yan'an, China in 1937. That book was also translated in Japanese first in 1953 and in Korean first in 1984.
Kim San | |
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Native name | 김산 |
Birth name | Jang Jihak |
Other name(s) | Jang Jirak |
Born | (1905-04-14)April 14, 1905 Yongcheon-gun, North Pyongan Province, Korean Empire |
Died | October 19, 1938(1938-10-19) (aged 33) Yan'an, Shaanxi, Chinese Soviet Republic |
Service | Heroic Corps (1919-1921) Red Army (1925-1930) |