Hong Myong-hui
Korean novelist (1888–1968)
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Hong Myong-hui or Hong Myung-hee (Korean: 홍명희; Hanja: 洪命熹; July 3, 1888 – March 5, 1968) was a Korean novelist during the colonial period, and later a North Korean novelist and state official.
Hong Myong-hui | |
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| Vice Premier of the Cabinet | |
| In office 9 September 1948 – 23 October 1962 Serving with Pak Hon-yong, Kim Chaek, Ho Ka-i, Choe Chang-ik, Choe Yong-gon, Pak Ui-wan, Pak Chang-ok, Kim Il, Chong Chun-taek, Nam Il, Yi Chu-yon, Ri Jong-ok and Kim Kwang-hyop. | |
| Premier | Kim Il Sung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1888 Dongbu-ri, North Chungcheong Province, Korean Empire |
| Died | 5 March 1968 (aged 79) |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Party | Democratic Independent Party |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 홍명희 |
| Hanja | 洪命熹 |
| RR | Hong Myeonghui |
| MR | Hong Myŏnghŭi |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 벽초 |
| Hanja | 碧初 |
| RR | Byeokcho |
| MR | Pyŏkch'o |
He was born in Dongbu-ri, Goesan county, North Chungcheong Province, where he took part in the 3.1 Movement in 1919. In the 1920s, he served as an editor of The Dong-A Ilbo. Hong also was part of the Korean nationalist group Singanhoe which was founded in 1927.[1]
Hong founded the Democratic Independent Party with his comrades An Jae-hong, Kim Byung-ro, Kim Ho, Pak Yong-hee, I Kuk-ro and Kim Won-yong on 19 October 1947.[2] Hong then became the chairman of the party.[3] After the Korean War, he occupied various important positions in North Korea.[4]
He is buried in the Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery in Hyongjesan-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. His grandson, Hong Sok-jung, is also a well known North Korean author.
Works
- Im Kkokjong (임꺽정) -historical novel based on the life of the Korean rebel Im Kkokjong (d.1562).
