Patriot of Independence · Domestic Anti-Japanese Resistance · Grand Order of the Republic of Korea (Daehanmin-guk-jang) (1970)
| Life | 1883 ~ 1950 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 창녕 조씨 |
His pen name was Godang (古堂). He led the Korean Production Movement (Mulsan Jangnyeo Undong) and served as president of the Chosun Ilbo and principal of Osan School, waging a nonviolent national movement, and was called the "Gandhi of Korea."
Source: Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, e-Archive of Merit Records, achievement data of patriots of independence (public data).