October's Independence Activists of the Month Selected: Teachers Jang Ji-young, Kim Yoon-kyung, and Kwon Deok-gyu

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Regional Veterans Office announced on the 4th that Jang Ji-young (1887?1976), Kim Yoon-kyung (1894?1969), and Kwon Deok-gyu (1891?1950) were selected as the Independence Activists of October by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.

Jang Ji-young taught Korean language at Osan School in Jeongju in 1911 and organized the Joseon Language Research Society at Huimunseok with comrades in 1921.

He participated in the publication of the "Joseon Language Dictionary" in 1924, served as a member of the Joseon Language Standardization Committee in 1936, and contributed to the publication of the "Collection of Standard Korean Language" in 1937, but was arrested by the Japanese police in 1942 during the Joseon Language Society Incident.

Kim Yoon-kyung was an inaugural member of the Joseon Language Research Society in 1921 and devoted himself to the study and dissemination of the Korean language.

In 1934, he became a founding promoter of the Jindan Society, a national studies research organization, and participated in the national studies movement, but was arrested in 1937 during the Suyangdongwoo Incident and endured severe oppression for four years.

Later, he was again arrested in 1942 during the Joseon Language Society Incident, served one year in prison, and was released.

Kwon Deok-gyu participated in the compilation of the Malmoi dictionary with Ju Si-gyeong and others from the 1910s, organized the Joseon Language Research Society in 1921, and traveled nationwide as an instructor for Korean language classes.

He later served as a full-time member of the Joseon Language Dictionary Compilation Committee and was arrested in 1942 during the Joseon Language Society Incident.

The government posthumously awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation Patriotic Medal to Jang Ji-young and Kim Yoon-kyung in 1990, and to Kwon Deok-gyu in 2019, in honor of their contributions.

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