Principal of Hyeopdong School, author of Daedongsa, president of the Andong branch of Singanhoe
| Life | 1865 ~ 1928 |
| Era | 대한제국~일제강점기 |
| Clan | 전주 류씨 |
Ryu In-sik (1865-1928) was an educator and independence activist from Andong, of the Jeonju seat, with courtesy name Seongnae and pen name Dongsan. Born to Ryu Pil-yeong, he was adopted by a paternal uncle, Ryu Gi-yeong, and is known as a disciple of Kim Do-hwa. The Encyclopedia of Korean Culture spells his name Yu In-sik.
In 1907 he founded Hyeopdong School in his home town of Andong and served as principal in a movement of national salvation through education. The school is said to have closed around 1917 under Japanese pressure, and a state records archive says he wrote Daedongsa, a national history, as a textbook; he also left Daedong sisa and Dongsan mungo.
When Singanhoe was founded in 1927 he established its Andong branch and became its president; he was posthumously awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation (Independence Medal) in 1982. The anti-Japanese activism of Hyeopdong School and the Andong Confucian community is said to have influenced younger figures such as Ryu Rim.
Hyeopdong School was a modern school founded in the Andong area in 1907 through the efforts of Andong Confucians together with figures such as Kim Dong-sam and Yi Sang-ryong. The Encyclopedia of Korean Culture says it closed in 1917 when Ryu In-sik and others were arrested by Japanese police; some details such as years of graduating classes differ by source.
His tomb was not confirmed here (some sources say the Daejeon National Cemetery).
His father Ryu Pil-yeong is presented as a Confucian scholar who signed the 1919 Paris Letter.