Ham Seok-heon
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Ham Seok-heon was a notable figure in the Religious Society of Friends
(Quaker) movement in Korea
, and was nicknamed the "Gandhi of Korea." Ham was an important Asia
n voice for human rights
and non-violence during the 20th century, despite numerous imprisonments for his convictions. He was a Quaker who concluded that all religions are on the common ground in terms of human beings, a view shared by many Quakers.
In 2000, Seok-Heon Ham was selected by the Republic of Korea as a national cultural figure.
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
(Quaker) movement in Korea
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...
, and was nicknamed the "Gandhi of Korea." Ham was an important Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n voice for human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and non-violence during the 20th century, despite numerous imprisonments for his convictions. He was a Quaker who concluded that all religions are on the common ground in terms of human beings, a view shared by many Quakers.
In 2000, Seok-Heon Ham was selected by the Republic of Korea as a national cultural figure.
Biography
- March 13, 1901: Born in North Pyongan province(Yong-Cheon)
- 1906: Entered a missionary school of Deok-il Elementary School
- 1916: Graduated from Yang-shi Public Elementary School
- 1919: After protesting against Japanese colonial regime in Korea, quit Pyongyang public highschool
- 1923: Graduated from Osan highschool
- 1924-1928: Studied the bible under Uchimura Ganzo with Kim Kyo-shin and Song Du-Yong
- 1928: Graduated from Tokyo school of education
- 1928-1938: Taught history and ethics at Osan highschool
- 1934: Wrote 'Korean history seen through a will'
- 1938: After protesting against Japanese colonial regime in Korea, quit working as a teacher at Osan highschool
- 1940-1941: After working at Songsan agricultural&educational school, imprisoned as a protestor against the Japanese colonial regime(schemed by the Japanese colonial regime)
- 1942-1943: After writing several articles against Japanese colonial regime in Korea for a monthly magazine 'Seong-seo-Chosun(Bible Korea)', imprisoned at Seo-Dae-Moon prison
- 1945: Appointed as a minister of education for Northern Pyung-an province
- 1947: Imprisoned as an organizor or of a student protests against the Soviet (schemed by the Soviet)
- 1958: After writing against the president Rhee, Seung-Man at Sa-Sang-Ge, imprisoned for 50 days
- 1961-1963: Studied at Pendlehill quaker school and Woodbrook university in Britain
- 1963: Protested against General Park, Jung-Hee becoming to run for the presidentship
- 1965: Protested against Japanese regime and president Park, Jung-Hee for their attempt for an alliance
- 1974: After protesting against President Park, Jung-Hee for his attempt to change the constitution to be elected again, convicted
- 1979: Nominated for Nobel peace prize by Quakers Association in US
- 1986: Nominated again for Nobel peace prize by Quakers Association in US