Lee Byung-chul

Also known as Lee Byung-chull, Ho-Am Byung-chull Lee

South Korean business man; founder of the Samsung Group (1910–1987)

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Born: ( 1910-02-12 ) 12 February 1910, Uiryeong County , South Gyeongsang Province , Korean Empire
Died: 19 November 1987 (1987-11-19) (aged 77), Seoul , South Korea
Education: Waseda University (1930-1934) (dropped out)
Occupation: Businessman
Years active: 1938–1987
Known for: Founding of Samsung and CJ Group
Title: Chairman of Samsung (1938–1987)
Spouse: Park Du-eul [ ko ] ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1926 )
Children: 10, including Lee In-hee [ ko ] (daughter) Lee Maeng-hee [ ko ] (son) Lee Chang-hee [ ko ] (son) Lee Kun-hee (son) Lee Myung-hee (daughter)
Relatives: Lee Jae-yong (grandson) Lee Boo-jin (granddaughter) Lee Jay-hyun (grandson) Chung Yong-jin (grandson) Miky Lee (granddaughter) Annie Moon (great-granddaughter
Hangul: 이병철
Hanja: 李秉喆
Rr: I Byeongcheol
Mr: I Pyŏngch'ŏl
Website: hoamfoundation.org

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Instance of: human
Family name: Lee
Gender: male
Citizenship: South Korea
Place of birth: Uiryeong County
Place of death: Seoul
Occupation: entrepreneur
Languages spoken: Korean
Image: Lee Byung-chul (crop).jpg

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Commons category: Samsung
date of birth: 1910-02-12
McCune–Reischauer romanization: I Pyŏngch'ŏl
Revised Romanization: I Byeong-cheol
cause of death: cancer
name in kana: イ・ビョンチョル
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: 이병철
date of death: 1987-11-19

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Encyclopedic overview

Lee Byung-chul (Korean: 이병철; 12 February 1910 – 19 November 1987) was a South Korean businessman who founded the Samsung Group, the country's largest chaebol (conglomerate). Lee founded Samsung in 1938, at the age of 28. He is widely recognized as one of the most successful business magnates in South Korean history.

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