Soh Jaipil

Also known as Philip Jaisohn, Phillip Jason, Seo Jai-pil, Songjae, Ssanggyong, Seo Jae-pil

Korean-American independence activist and journalist (1864–1951)

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Soh Jaipil (1864–1951) was a male journalist, politician, physician, and political activist. Born in Boseong County, he held citizenship in both Korea and the United States. His education included studies at Keio University, George Washington University, and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He was employed by the University of Pennsylvania and spoke English and Korean.

A Protestant, Soh Jaipil died of cancer in Philadelphia in 1951. His birth name is recorded as 서재필 or 徐載弼, with romanizations including Seo Jae-pil and Sŏ Chaep'il. He is associated with five works and has been referenced by 118 other encyclopedia articles.

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States

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Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
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Nanoscale Forces and Their Uses in Self‐Assembly
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Engineered CRISPR-Cas9 nuclease with expanded targeting space
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Instance of: human
Family name: Seo
Gender: male
Citizenship: Korea
Place of birth: Boseong County
Place of death: Philadelphia
Occupation: autobiographer
Employer: University of Pennsylvania
Languages spoken: Korean
Native language: Korean
Religion: Protestantism
Academic degree: doctorate
Field of work: opinion journalism
Image: Seo Jae-pil 1947.jpg
Number of children: 2

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Commons category: Seo Jae-pil
date of birth: 1866-01-01
date of death: 1951-01-05
topic's main category: Category:Philip Jaisohn
birth name: 徐載弼
Commons gallery: Seo Jae-pil
Revised Romanization: Seo Jae-pil
McCune–Reischauer romanization: Sŏ Chaep'il
cause of death: cancer
manner of death: natural causes

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Seo Jae-pil (Korean: 서재필; Hanja: 徐載弼; January 7, 1864 – January 5, 1951), better known by his English name Philip Jaisohn, was a Korean American politician, physician, and Korean independence activist. He was the first Korean to become a naturalized citizen of the United States. He also founded the Tongnip sinmun, the first Korean newspaper written entirely in Hangul.

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