Lim Heon-yong (; born January 15, 1941) is a South Korean author, journalist, critic, educator. His birth name is Lim Joon-nyul ().

Life

He was born in 1941 in

Uiseong Uiseong County (''Uiseong-gun'') is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. Located near the center of the province, it is bounded by Andong on the north, Cheongsong on the east, Gunwi County o ...

North Gyeongsang Province North Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in eastern South Korea, and with an area of , it is the largest province in the Korean peninsula. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remaine ...

Korea, Empire of Japan From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan under the name Chōsen (), the Japanese reading of "Joseon". Japan first took Korea into its sphere of influence during the late 1800s. Both Korea (Joseon) and Japan had been under polic ...

. His father, Lim woo-bin, was killed by the government of South Korea in 1950. In 1965, he graduated from

Chung-Ang University Chung-Ang University (CAU; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. The university operates two campuses: main campus located in Dongjak District, Seoul, and an additional campus in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province. CAU consists of 1 ...

and in 1968 he received a master's of literature. From 1965 to 1972, he was a journalist for Pharmaceuticals News, Kyunghyangsinmun. He was an instructor at Chung-Ang University. From March 1996 to August 1998, he was Chung-Ang University Graduate School of Art's Visiting Professor and in 1998 Chung-Ang University Korean Languages Studies Professor.

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Lim Heon-yong:Joonang University's News
1941 births South Korean educators Korean politicians South Korean journalists Living people People from Uiseong County Politicians from North Gyeongsang Province {{korea-bio-stub

Life

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