Yi Yuksa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yi Yuksa

Korean poet and Korean independence activist

Date of Birth: 18-May-1904

Place of Birth: Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

Date of Death: 16-Jan-1944

Profession: poet

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Yi Won-rok (May 18, 1904 – January 16, 1944), better known by his pen name Yi Yuksa was a Korean poet and independence activist.
As one of Korea's most famous poets, he and his works symbolize the spirit of the Korean anti-Japanese resistance of the 1930s and 1940s.