Chang Kee-ryo

Chang Kee-ryo
Hangul
장기려
Hanja
張起呂
Revised RomanizationJang Gi-ryeo
McCune–ReischauerChang Ki-ryŏ
Art name
Hangul
성산
Hanja
聖山
Revised RomanizationSeongsan
McCune–ReischauerSŏngsan
[1]

Chang Kee-ryo (Korean장기려; 14 August 1911[2]– 25 December 1995) was a surgeon, educator, and philanthropist of South Korea.[3]

He established Gospel Hospital, in Busan, Korea, in 1951, during the Korean War.[4] In 1979, he won the Ramon Magsaysay Award "for his practical, personal Christian charity and in founding the Blue Cross Health Cooperative in Pusan".[5]

  1. ^ Cho Hyung-Kyoon (조형균). "Seong San Dr. Chang Kee Ryo - Searching for the Secret of Life". 신학연구 (in Korean). Hanshin University, Theology Research (한신대학교 한신신학연구소).
  2. ^ It is 5 October 1911 on the solar calendar.
  3. ^ 장기려 그사람, 지강유철 저(The book about Chang Kee-ryo, written by Jigang Youcheol)
  4. ^ "CITATION for Chang Kee-Ryo". Manila, Philippines: Ramon Magsaysay Foundation. 31 August 1979. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
    - 장기려 張起呂 (1911 ~ 1995.12.25). Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ The Ramon Magsaysay Awards. Published under the auspices of the Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, 1979. pp. 18, 44