유기천 劉基天

Law scholar and 9th president of Seoul National University

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Life1915 ~ 1998
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Life & career

Yoo Gi-cheon (1915-1998) was a Korean law scholar and university president listed under the Gangneung Yoo clan. Born 5 July 1915 in Pyongyang, he graduated from the law faculty of Tokyo Imperial University in 1943.

He taught at Gyeongseong Law School and Seoul National University from 1946, served as dean of academic affairs in 1959, and was the 9th president of Seoul National University from August 1965 to November 1966.

He moved to the United States in 1972, worked as a visiting professor and taught at a law school in San Diego, and died on 26 June 1998. His scholarly contributions were not confirmed in the sources used and are not described.

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