Linguist and independence activist
| Life | 1889 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 김해 김씨 |
A disciple of Ju Si-gyeong, he was a linguist devoted to the study of Hangeul and an independence activist who led the Korean Independence League in northern China, then engaged in politics in North Korea after liberation. His later life and year of death vary by source and are not given.