Philip Jaisohn | |
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Year | 2008 |
Type | Bronze |
Location | 2320 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, United States |
38°54′43.7″N77°3′4.45″W / 38.912139°N 77.0512361°W |
Philip Jaisohn is a bronze statue of Soh Jaipil, in Washington, D.C. Jaipil, also known as his anglicized name Philip Jaisohn, was a long-time leader and advocate for the fight for independence and modernization of Korea. The statue was dedicated in May 2008. [1] It is located at the Korean Consulate, at 23rd Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D.C., near the Korean Embassy and in front of the Korean Consulate; 2320 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008.
Soh Jaipil, also known by his English name Philip Jaisohn, was a Korean American politician, physician, and Korean independence activist. He was the first Korean to become a naturalized citizen of the United States. He also founded the Tongnip Sinmun, the first Korean newspaper written entirely in Hangul.
The British Embassy, Washington D.C. is the British sovereign's diplomatic mission to the United States of America, representing the interests of the United Kingdom and British Government. It is located at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. The embassy compound includes the chancery offices, as well as the British Ambassador's residence.
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Tongnip Sinmun, also known by its translated title The Independent, was a historic Korean language newspaper published between 1896 and 1899. It was the first privately managed daily newspaper in Korea and the first to print editions written exclusively in Hangul.
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An outdoor statue of Eleftherios Venizelos is installed outside the Embassy of Greece, on Massachusetts Avenue between Sheridan Circle and 22nd Street, NW, in Embassy Row, Washington, D.C., United States. It was erected by the Hellenic Parliament in 2009. Near the statue is a plaque with the inscription: Eleftherios Venizelos / 1864–1936 / Liberal Politician, Statesman, Social Reformer / One of the most prominent Greek and European Leaders of the 20th Century. / He marked the modernization of Greece with his political initiatives.
The First Korean Congress was convened by Philip Jaisohn in Philadelphia from April 12 to 14, 1919 in the Little Theater at 17th and Delancey Streets.
Korea Review was a monthly journal published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Philip Jaisohn in 1919 and published by the Korean Students League of America alongside the Korean Information Bureau. The journal was printed in English to inform Americans about the Korean independence movement. "Korea Review" was also the titled of a journal published in Korea by American Homer Hulbert from 1901-1906. As Philip Jaisohn and Homer Hulbert were friends, it is likely that Jaisohn titled his 1919 publication as an homage to Hulbert.