Jeon Yong-sun
Jeon Yong-sun (全用淳; September 17, 1901 – January 27, 1962) was a South Korean businessman and politician. He was a member of the 5th [[National Assembly of South Korea|National Assembly]].
Born~Died Sep 17, 1901 ~ Jan 27, 1962Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 2:51 PM
Details
- Born ~ Died
- Sep 17, 1901 ~ Jan 27, 1962
- Name
- Jeon Yong-sun
- Romanized name
- Jeon Yong-sun
- Born
- September 17, 1901
- Died
- January 27, 1962
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Career
- Member of the National Assembly
- Occupation
- Businessman
Jeon Yong-sun (全用淳; September 17, 1901 – January 27, 1962) was a South Korean businessman and politician. He was a member of the 5th National Assembly.
Life
He was born in Kaesong in 1901. After going to Japan, he returned to Joseon following the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 and made a large fortune from advertising revenue at the Chosen Exposition and from running hospitals. He founded the Gyeongseong Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Institute, which was later renamed the Geumgang Pharmaceutical Company. While the Geumgang Pharmaceutical Company developed new drugs, it also made a large fortune from Neophedinal, an opioid analgesic. However, after liberation, in 1947, a incident occurred in which a patient died due to problems in the manufacturing process of "Hurdeksin," a glucose injection, and the company closed the following year, in 1948.12
Education
- Graduated from Kaesong Manwol Public Common School
- Three years of study at Sunrin Commercial High School
Career
- Passed the Chosen Governor-General's medical examination
- Founder and president, Geumgang Pharmaceutical Company
- Chairman, Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Economic adviser to the United States Army Military Government in Korea
- Member, Korean Economic Enterprise Committee
- President, Geumgang Trading Co., Ltd.
Footnotes
Footnotes
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Lee Byeong-gu (February 12, 2007). “제약100년소사: 금강제약소, 국내 첫 의약품 합성 쾌거”. 《보건뉴스》. ↩
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Lee Jeong-seok (December 27, 1999). “② 금강제약 후루덱신사망 사건(1947년)”. 《데일리팜》. ↩
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