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Bosung School Marks 120 Years by Honoring 12 Figures Who Shaped Its History
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Bosung School Marks 120 Years by Honoring 12 Figures Who Shaped Its History

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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  • The Bosung Alumni Association selected 12 figures to mark the 120th anniversary of Bosung School.
  • Those honored include independence activists Song Gye-baek and Eom Hang-seop, former Prime Minister Byun Young-tae, business leaders, writers, an art historian and actor Kim Seung-ho.
  • The association will hold an anniversary festival at KBS Hall in Seoul on Sept. 5.

Bosung School's 120-year history will be celebrated through 12 figures chosen for the mark they left on Korea's modern history.

The Bosung Alumni Association, chaired by Park Dong-hyun, announced the selection on Sept. 2. The honorees include Song Gye-baek, who led the February 8 Declaration of Independence in Tokyo, and Eom Hang-seop, who worked with the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.

The list also includes former Prime Minister Byun Young-tae, Korea University's first president Hyeon Sang-yun, and Lee Sang-hyeop, the first editor-in-chief of the Dong-A Ilbo. Business figures such as GS Group founder Heo Jeong-gu, Hyundai Motor's first president Chung Se-yung and Samyang Trading chairman Heo Nam-gak were also selected.

Writers Yeom Sang-seop and Yi Sang, art historian Ko Yu-seop and film actor Kim Seung-ho complete the group. The alumni association plans to hold a festival marking the anniversary at KBS Hall in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, at 5 p.m. on Sept. 5.

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