Horace underwood korea biography

    horace underwood korea biography
Field Information
Full Name Horace Horton Underwood
Date of Birth 28 July 1890
Place of Birth Seoul, Korea
Date of Death 15 October 1951
Place of Death New York, New York, USA
Citizenship / Country of Residence United States
Education Yale University, Auburn Theological Seminary
Profession Presbyterian missionary, educator, linguist
Years of Activity c. 1912 - 1951
Brief Information Horace Horton Underwood was a second-generation Presbyterian missionary in Korea. He was instrumental in the development of Christian education and the Korean language. He served as the first president of Severance Union Medical College and was involved in the establishment of several educational institutions.