Yi Si-yeong

For other people with the same name, see Lee Si-yeong (disambiguation).

Yi Si-yeong
Vice President of South Korea
In office 24 July 1948 – 9 May 1951
President	Syngman Rhee
Succeeded by	Kim Seong-su
Personal details
Born	3 December 1868 Hanseong-bu, Joseon
Died	April 19, 1953(1953-04-19) (aged 84) Busan, South Korea
Political party	Democratic Party

Yi Si-yeong
Hangul	이시영
Hanja	李始榮
Revised Romanization	I Siyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Siyŏng
Art name
Hangul	성재
Hanja	省齋
Revised Romanization	Seongjae
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏngjae
Courtesy name
Hangul	성흡
Hanja	聖翕
Revised Romanization	Seongheup
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏnghŭp
Pen name
Hangul	시림산인
Hanja	始林山人
Revised Romanization	Sirimsanin
McCune–Reischauer	Sirimsanin

Seongjae Yi Si-yeong (Korean: 이시영; hanja: 李始榮, December 3, 1868 – April 19, 1953) was a Korean politician, independence activist, educator and Neo-confucianism scholar. He was the first Vice President of South Korea from 1948 to 1951. Yi resigned after the National Defense Force Incident. His nickname was Seongjae (성재; 省齋), Sirimsanin (시림산인; 始林山人). Before, the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, he had served for Joseon, as the Governor of South Pyongan Province and the President of Hansung Law Court.

Work book

• Gamseemanuh (감시만어, 感時漫語)

See also

• Syngman Rhee
• Kim Kyu-sik
• Kim Gu
• Kim Seong-su
• Chang Myon

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