Maria Kim | |
|---|---|
 Kim in 1919 | |
| Born | June 18, 1891 |
| Died | March 13, 1944 (aged 52) |
| Known for | Korean independence activist |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김마리아 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Maria |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Maria |
Maria Kim (Korean: 김마리아; June 18, 1891 – March 13, 1944) was a Korean independence activist during the period of Japanese colonial rule (1910–1945). Her birth name was Kim Jin-sang (金眞常) and she also went by the name Kim Geun-po (金槿圃).
She was commemorated in a poem by fellow independence activist Yi Kwang-su.[1] In 1968 she was posthumously awarded Korea's the Order of Independence Merit, and in 1992 was designated the Independence Activist of the Month for the month of July.[2]