Yi Yuksa
Yi Wŏllok | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 18, 1904 Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korean Empire |
| Died | January 16, 1944 (aged 39) Beijing, China |
| Resting place | Andong, South Korea |
| Pen name | Yi Yuk-sa |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Korean |
| Nationality | Korean Empire |
| Period | 1930-44 |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Literary movement | Korean independence |
| Spouse | An Iryang (안일양) |
| Children | Yi Okbi (이옥비), Yi Tongbak (이동박) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이원록 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李源祿 |
| RR | I Wonrok |
| MR | I Wŏllok |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 이육사 |
| Hanja | 李陸史 |
| RR | I Yuksa |
| MR | I Yuksa |
| Childhood name | |
| Hangul | 이원삼 |
| Hanja | 李源三 |
| RR | I Wonsam |
| MR | I Wŏnsam |
Yi Wŏllok (Korean: 이원록; Hanja: 李源祿; May 18, 1904 – January 16, 1944), better known by his art name Yi Yuksa (이육사; 李陸史), was a Korean poet and independence activist. As one of his country's most famous poets, he and his works symbolize the spirit of the anti-Japanese resistance of the 1930s and 1940s.