Ahn Changho, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ahn Changho

Korean independence activist

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1878

Place of Birth: Kangso, South Pyongan Province, North Korea

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1938

Profession: writer, politician

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Ahn Changho, sometimes An Chang-ho (Korean pronunciation: [?n.
t?????o]; Korean: ???; Hanja: ???, November 9, 1876 - March 10, 1938) was a Korean independence activist and one of the early leaders of the Korean-American immigrant community in the United States.
He is also referred to as his pen name Dosan (??; ?? [tos?an]).
A protestant social activist, he established the Shinminhoe (New Korea Society) when he returned to Korea from the US in 1907.
It was the most important organization to fight the Japanese occupation of Korea.
He established the Young Korean Academy (???; ???) in San Francisco in 1913 and was a key member in the founding of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai in 1919.
Ahn is one of two men believed to have written the lyrics of the Aegukga, the South Korean national anthem.
Besides his work for the Independence Movement, Dosan wanted to reform the Korean people's character and the entire social system of Korea.
Educational reform and modernizing schools were two key efforts of Dosan.
He was the father of actor Philip Ahn and U.S.
Navy officer Susan Ahn Cuddy.