Bang Jeong-hwan


Bang Jeong-Hwan,, was a pioneer of Korean juvenile literature and a children's rights activist, who led the establishment of Children's Day in Korea.

Life

Bang Jeong-Hwan was born November 9, 1899, in Seoul, Korea. Bang graduated from Posung School and studied Child Psychology and Children's Literature at Toyo College in Japan. Bang died from kidney failure on July 23, 1931.

Work

of Korea sums Bang's career up:

Tribute

On November 9, 2016, Google celebrated his 117th birthday with a Google Doodle.