Kim Seong-su

Kim Seong-su (; October 11, 1891 – February 18, 1955) was a Korean educator, independence activist, journalist, entrepreneur, politician and calligrapher, and the second vice president of South Korea from 1951–1952. He founded Korea University and Dong-A Ilbo. Early life and education Kim was born in Gochang county, North Jeolla province. He graduated from Waseda University in Japan in 1914. Career Following his tenure as principal of a Seoul secondary school for boys, Kim and his brothers established Seoul Spinning and Weaving Company in 1919. This was followed by the establishment of Dong-A Ilbo and other Korean language publications in the early 1920s. Kim became president of Bosung College in the 1930s and in 1947, he was part of the establishment of the Korean (Hanguk) Democratic Party, which subsequently merged to form the Democratic Party in 1949. In 1951, Kim was elected vice president, replacing Yi Si-yeong, but resigned the role in 1952. Following his resignation, he returned to the business world where he had worked prior to Korean independence.