Park In-deok

South Korean writer (1896–1980)

Park In-deok
Born	September 24, 1896 Seoul, Joseon
Died	April 3, 1980(1980-04-03) (aged 83) Seoul, South Korea
Occupation	Poet, journalist, artist
Nationality	Korean Empire, later South Korean
Period	1896-1980
Genre	Poetry, novel, art, paint, essay, drama

Korean name
Hangul	박인덕
Hanja	朴仁德
Revised Romanization	Park In-deok
McCune–Reischauer	Park In-dŏk
Art name
Hangul	은봉
Hanja	銀峰
Revised Romanization	Eunbong
McCune–Reischauer	Ŭnbong
Courtesy name
Hangul	임덕
Hanja	姙德
Revised Romanization	Imdeok
McCune–Reischauer	Imdŏk

Park In-deok (Korean: 박인덕; Hanja: 朴仁德; September 24, 1896 – April 3, 1980) was a Korean independence activist, educator, writer, poet and a social activist.^[1] She used the art name of Eunbong (은봉; 銀峰).

Park Indeok belongs to the first generation of Korean female writers, all of whom were born around 1900.^[2]

She lectured in the United States and Canada in 1936,^[3] established a vocational school, and tried to convert Koreans to Christianity.^[2]

References

^ Park Indeok
^ ^a ^b Heejin Jun (2010). "Formation of Modern Literary Field: Intersection of Gender and Coloniality in Korean History" (PDF). PhD thesis. University of Michigan. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
^ "Korean Lady Addresses Three Regina Audiences Telling of Native Land". The Leader-Post. 1936-10-07. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-11-22 – via Newspapers.com.