Soda Kaichi | |
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曽田 嘉伊智 | |
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| Born | October 20, 1867 |
| Died | March 28, 1962 (aged 94) Youngnak Borinwon, Seoul, South Korea |
| Burial place | Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Protestant missionary, social worker |
| Known for | Caring for around 1,000 Korean orphans |
| Awards | Order of Cultural Merit (South Korea) |
Soda Kaichi (曽田 嘉伊智, October 20, 1867 – March 28, 1962) was a Japanese Protestant missionary and social worker. He is remembered in South Korea for his charitable work in Korea under Japanese rule, particularly through the Kamakura Orphanage (鎌倉保育園; now Youngnak Borinwon), which he led from 1921 to 1945.[1][2] During this time, he cared for around a thousand Korean orphans.[3]
He and his wife are the only Japanese people to be buried in Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery, now in Seoul, South Korea.
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