Co-founder of the Dong-A Ilbo, founder of Gyeongseong Textile, acquirer of Bosung College, second Vice President; pen name Inchon
| Life | 1891 ~ 1955 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 울산 김씨 |
Kim Seong-su (1891-1955) was an educator, journalist, businessman and politician of the Ulsan Kim clan, said to be a 13th-generation descendant of Kim In-hu. His pen name was Inchon, and he was born at Inchon-ri, Buan-myeon, Gochang, North Jeolla.
He graduated from Waseda University in 1914, took over Joongang School in 1915, founded Gyeongseong Textile in 1919 and took part in founding the Dong-A Ilbo in 1920. In 1932 he acquired Bosung College, the predecessor of today's Korea University.
After liberation he led the Korea Democratic Party and became the second Vice President in 1951, resigning in protest over the Busan Political Crisis. His conduct in the late colonial period led the 2009 presidential committee on pro-Japanese collaboration to designate him a collaborator, so assessments are divided.
He is known for his work with Joongang School (1915), Gyeongseong Textile (1919), the Dong-A Ilbo (1920) and Bosung College (1932).
He became leader of the Korea Democratic Party in 1947 and a supreme council member of the Democratic Nationalist Party in 1949, and was made second Vice President in 1951 but soon resigned.
His contributions to education and the press and the criticism of his late-colonial conduct are both discussed. He descends from Kim In-hu, and Kim Byeong-ro is another notable member of the clan.
The exact tomb location was not confirmed here.