Independence activist who led the Hwangseong Sinmun and spread the rose of Sharon
| Life | 1863 ~ 1939 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 함열 남궁씨 |
Namgung Eok (pen name Hanseo) was born in Seoul in 1863, a son of Namgung Yeong and a lady of the Deoksu Yi clan. He took part in the Independence Club, served as president of the Hwangseong Sinmun in 1898, and organized the Daehan Hyeophoe in 1907, serving as its head.
After 1910 he taught at Baehwa School, and around 1918 he moved to Mogok in Hongcheon, Gangwon, where he founded a school and church and raised and spread rose of Sharon seedlings. Arrested in the 1933 Sipjaga-dang incident and imprisoned, he died on April 5, 1939.
Mogok-ri, Seo-myeon, Hongcheon, Gangwon (relocated in 1966; near the Hanseo Namgung Eok Memorial Hall)