Physician · Independence merit recipient (Patriotic Commendation, 1995) · politician
| Life | 1907 ~ 2002 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 남평 문씨 |
Mun Chang-mo (文昌模, 1907-2002) was a physician and independence merit recipient from Seoncheon, North Pyongan, of the Nampyeong clan, pen name Yaseong. A Severance Medical College graduate who served as an army doctor, he ran Mun Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic in Wonju for about 37 years. As secretary-general of the Korea National Tuberculosis Association he is said to have issued Korea's first Christmas Seal as part of the anti-tuberculosis campaign.
Arrested by Japanese police in connection with the 1926 independence activity around Emperor Sunjong's funeral, he was released without indictment, and received a Patriotic Commendation in 1995. In 1992 he became a 14th National Assembly member on the Unification National Party's proportional list at number one. His age at death is given as 94 or 96 depending on the source.