Yi Wi-Jong
Encyclopedia
Yi Wi-Jong was a Korea
n diplomat
and military officer. His father Yi Beom-Jin was a politician. Yi Wi-Jong took part in World War I
as a second lieutenant of Imperial Russian Army
and died in 1917.
, and Yi Sang-Seol were delegrated by Emperor Gojong to attend the Second Hague Peace Conference at The Hague
. At that time, he was proficient in seven languages. However, they were blocked from joining the conference due to the objections of Japan
's representative. However, thanks to the assistance of the Journalists Association, Yi was able to give a speech about Japan's invasions of Korea. Yi Wi-Jong buried Yi Jun
at The Hague
and went to the United States
with Yi Sang-Seol, and from there to Vladivostok
and Saint Petersburg
.
In 1911, after his father killed himself, he became a military officer of the Imperial Russian Army
and participated in World War I
. He died in 1917.
n noble in 1906.
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
and military officer. His father Yi Beom-Jin was a politician. Yi Wi-Jong took part in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
as a second lieutenant of Imperial Russian Army
Imperial Russian Army
The Imperial Russian Army was the land armed force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian army consisted of around 938,731 regular soldiers and 245,850 irregulars . Until the time of military reform of Dmitry Milyutin in...
and died in 1917.
Life
Yi was born in 1887. In 1907 he, Yi JunYi Jun
Yi Jun was a Korean judge and diplomat.Yi Jun was born in Bukcheong in the province of South Hamgyong and later worked as a judge in Seoul. In 1907 he and his compatriots Yi Sang-seol and Yi Wi-jong were delegated by Emperor Gojong to attend the Second Hague Peace Conference in The Hague...
, and Yi Sang-Seol were delegrated by Emperor Gojong to attend the Second Hague Peace Conference at The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
. At that time, he was proficient in seven languages. However, they were blocked from joining the conference due to the objections of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
's representative. However, thanks to the assistance of the Journalists Association, Yi was able to give a speech about Japan's invasions of Korea. Yi Wi-Jong buried Yi Jun
Yi Jun
Yi Jun was a Korean judge and diplomat.Yi Jun was born in Bukcheong in the province of South Hamgyong and later worked as a judge in Seoul. In 1907 he and his compatriots Yi Sang-seol and Yi Wi-jong were delegated by Emperor Gojong to attend the Second Hague Peace Conference in The Hague...
at The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
and went to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with Yi Sang-Seol, and from there to Vladivostok
Vladivostok
The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...
and Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
.
In 1911, after his father killed himself, he became a military officer of the Imperial Russian Army
Imperial Russian Army
The Imperial Russian Army was the land armed force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian army consisted of around 938,731 regular soldiers and 245,850 irregulars . Until the time of military reform of Dmitry Milyutin in...
and participated in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He died in 1917.
Family
His father Yi Beom-Jin was a Korean politician and diplomat. He married a RussiaRussia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n noble in 1906.