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Meet Frank Schofield
★ Acting🎥 1 films📺 1 TV shows📅 1966–1976🔥 0
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Frank William Schofield (15 March 1889 – 16 April 1970) was a British-born Canadian veterinarian, missionary, and Korean independence activist. He was also known by his Korean name Seok Ho-pil (Korean: 석호필; Hanja: 石虎弼).
In 1916, Schofield moved to Korea as a Presbyterian missionary and lecturer at Severance Medical School. Korea was then under Japanese rule, and Schofield became known for openly criticizing Japan's repressive policies. In 1919, he became one of the only foreigners informed in advance of the March First Movement protests, now considered a seminal event in Korean history. Schofield photographed and documented the protests, and spread news of their violent suppression to the international press. His work is now considered historically significant, with his photos now displayed in textbooks and museums in South Korea. In 1920, he was pressured to leave Korea and returned to Canada. There, he continued donating to Korea and advocating for its independence.
Schofield returned to his alma mater, Ontario Veterinary College, where he would lecture and research until his retirement in 1955. He was then invited to return to South Korea by its president Syngman Rhee, and was made a professor at the veterinary college of Seoul National University. He continued being politically active; he publicly criticized the military dictatorships of Rhee and Park Chung Hee and advocated for a number of reforms in Korea. He was charitable, and donated much of his money to orphanages and scholarships. Among his beneficiaries and mentees was the later Prime Minister of South Korea Chung Un-chan.
Schofield has since become beloved in South Korea. He has been described as "an eternal Korean", and received a number of awards from the country. He was the first non-Korean to be buried in Seoul National Cemetery. He is also remembered for his contributions to veterinary and biological research.Web: Not available
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