Hulbert Memorial Society Chairman Kim Dong-jin, second from right, pays tribute to Homer Hulbert (1863-1949), an American missionary and educator who supported Korea's independence from Japan, during an event to commemorate the 73th anniversary of his death, Seoul, Wednesday. Hulbert first came to the Korean Peninsula in 1886 and died in 1949 in Seoul. He is buried at Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery in western Seoul. From left are Association of Independence Patriot's Descendants Chairman Samuel Kim, Bishop Lee Kwang-ho of the Korean Methodist Church's Seoul chapter, Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Seoul Regional Office Director General Lee Seung-woo, Kim and Korean Language and Culture Institute Chairman Lee Dae-ro. Courtesy of Hulbert Memorial Society |