Surgeon and medical scholar; dean of Jeju National University College of Medicine; emeritus professor at Seoul National University; second son of Jang Gi-ryeo
| Life | 1935 ~ 2008 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 안동 장씨 |
Jang Ga-yong (張家鏞, 1935-2008) was a surgeon and medical scholar whose seat of origin is Andong. He was born in Gyeongseong (Seoul) on 20 September 1935, the second son of the surgeon Jang Gi-ryeo and Kim Bong-suk. He spent his infancy in Seoncheon and grew up in Yongcheon, North Pyongan, from 1938, and went south with his father during the Korean War.
He majored in surgery at Seoul National University College of Medicine and received his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees there. He served as an army surgeon, retiring as a major, was dean of Jeju National University College of Medicine and was an emeritus professor at Seoul National University College of Medicine. He is introduced as carrying on his father's path as a physician and his humanitarian spirit in medicine.
He married Yun Sun-ja, an ophthalmologist and Ewha graduate, and had a son and a daughter; his son Jang Yeo-gu also works as a surgeon. He received the Order of Service Merit (Nokjo) in 2001 and died in Seoul on 19 January 2008 at age 72. Because the Wikipedia entry is a short stub, details of his achievements could not be confirmed.
Jang Ga-yong went south with his father during the Korean War and followed him into surgery. Writing on the Andong Jang also introduces him as a physician along with his father Jang Gi-ryeo. To avoid confusion with others of similar name, confirm the seat of origin and the father-son relation from your genealogy.
The location of his tomb could not be confirmed.
He is introduced as having a son, Jang Yeo-gu (a surgeon), and a daughter, Jang Ye-won.