Choe Jun (; 1884–1970) was a businessman and philanthropist in early 20th-century
Korea
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. He was born in
Gyeongju
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, in present-day
South Korea
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. His family, known as the "Choe Bujatjip," had been known since the 17th century for their wealth and public-spiritedness. After the liberation of Korea in 1945, he gave much of his fortune to the
Yeungnam University Foundation. He spent his later years in Suji,
Yongin
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(
Gyeonggi
Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea.
Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...
province).
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Korean philanthropists
20th-century Korean businesspeople
People from Gyeongju
1884 births
1970 deaths
Gyeongju Choe clan
Yeungnam University people
20th-century philanthropists