Kim Seong-su

Kim Seong -soo ( born October 11, 1891 in the province of Jeollabuk -do, at that time the Korea, South Korea today, † February 18, 1955 in Seoul, South Korea), Kim Sung Soo also different spelling, was a South Korean educator, journalist, politician and independence activist. He was the second Vice- President of South Korea (May 17, 1951 to May 29, 1952 ).

Life

From 1910 to 1914 he studied at the Japanese Waseda University. From 1915 he was a teacher at the Joongang High School. In 1920 he founded the newspaper Toa Nippo. From 1932 to 1935 he was the dean of Korea University and from 1947 to 1949 governor of the Democratic Party of Korea.