이회영 李會榮
Patriot of Independence · Manchuria Theater · Independence Medal (Dongnip-jang) (1962)
| Life | 1867 ~ 1932 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 경주 이씨 |
Life & career
Yi Hoe-yeong (1867–1932), pen name Udang, came from a prominent family of the Baeksa-gong branch of the Gyeongju Yi clan. Immediately after Korea's annexation in 1910, he and his brothers Yi Geon-yeong, Yi Seok-yeong, Yi Cheol-yeong, Yi Si-yeong, Yi So-yeong and Yi Ho-yeong liquidated the family's entire fortune and emigrated to West Gando, China.
In 1911 he built an independence army base around Sanyuanpu and, with Yi Sang-ryong and Kim Chang-hwan, founded the Sinheung School (precursor to the Sinheung Military Academy) to train independence army officers. He later moved to Beijing, where in 1923 he joined Sin Chae-ho and Yu Ja-myeong in founding the anarchist group Damuldan, and in 1924 helped establish the Anarchist Federation of Koreans in China.
In 1932, while traveling from Shanghai toward Manchuria, he was arrested by Japanese police in Dalian and died from torture at Lushun Prison.
Descendants
His wife Yi Eun-suk and second son Yi Gyu-hak were both later honored as independence patriots, and his grandson Yi Jong-chan served as chairman of the Liberation Association of Korea.