Lee Yoon-hyung
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Lee Yoon-hyung | |
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| Born | 26 April 1979 |
| Died | 18 November 2005 (aged 26) |
| Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
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| Hangul | 이윤형 |
| Hanja | 李尹馨 |
| RR | I Yunhyeong |
| MR | I Yunhyŏng |
Lee Yoon-hyung (Korean: 이윤형; 26 April 1979 – 18 November 2005) was a South Korean millionaire who is the daughter of Samsung Group former chairman Lee Kun-hee. On 18 November 2005, Lee died by suicide at the age of 26 in her New York City apartment.[1]
Lee was born in South Korea. Her father was Samsung former chairman Lee Kun-hee, and her mother was Hong Ra-hee. She was the youngest of the four children; she had an elder brother Lee Jae-yong and two elder sisters Lee Boo-jin and Lee Seo-hyun.
Lee graduated from Ewha Womans University in Seoul with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French language and French literature.[2] She was a first year graduate student in arts management at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.[1]