Ahn Chang Ho
Ahn Chang Ho (Korean: 안창호; November 9, 1878 – March 10, 1938), sometimes An Chang-ho, was a prominent Korean politician, Korean independence activist, and an early leader of the Korean-American immigrant community in the United States. He is also commonly referred to by his art name Dosan (도산; 島山 [tosʰan]).
Ahn Chang Ho | |
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Ahn in Los Angeles, California | |
| 6th President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea | |
| In office May 3, 1926 – May 16, 1926 | |
| Preceded by | Yi Dongnyeong |
| Succeeded by | Yi Dongnyeong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1878 Kangso County, Pyeongan, Korea |
| Died | March 10, 1938 (aged 59) Keijō Imperial University Hospital, Gyeongseong-bu, Japanese Korea |
| Nationality | Korean-American |
| Spouse | Helen Lee (Yi Hye-ryon) |
| Children | 5; including Philip, Susan and Ralph |
| Religion | Protestantism (Presbyterianism) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 안창호 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | An Changho |
| McCune–Reischauer | An Ch'angho |
| IPA | ɐn. tɕʰɐŋɦo |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 안치삼 |
| Hanja | 安致三 |
| Revised Romanization | An Chi-sam |
| McCune–Reischauer | An Chi-sam |
He and his wife were the first Koreans to legally immigrate to the US as a married couple. Ahn was a Protestant social activist who in 1907 established the later prominent Korean independence organization Shinminhoe when he returned to Korea from the US. He also established the Young Korean Academy in San Francisco in 1913, and was a key founding member of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai in 1919. He is also one of two men believed to have written the lyrics of South Korean national anthem, "Aegukga".