Kwak Nak-won

Korean independence activist and mother of Kim Gu (1859-1939) · Died at 80

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Kwak Nagwŏn was a Korean independence activist and the mother of Kim Ku. She joined her son in exile in the Republic of China and assisted him and her grandchildren in their resistance against the Empire of Japan. She, along with her son, are revered in South Korea, where she is seen as a paragon of Korean motherhood.

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Kwak's funeral. From the left is her youngest grandson Shin, eldest grandson In, son Kim Ku, and Kim Hong-seo (26 April 1939)

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Child: Kim Ku

About this person

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deceased

Dates

Lived 1859 to 1939 · aged 80

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