Ham Seok-heon
Korean name
Hangul	함석헌
Hanja	咸錫憲
Revised Romanization	Ham Seok-heon
McCune–Reischauer	Ham Sŏkhŏn

Ham Seok-heon (13 March 1901 - 4 February 1989) was a notable figure in the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) movement in Korea, and was nicknamed the "Gandhi of Korea." Ham was an important Asian voice for human rights and non-violence during the 20th century, despite numerous imprisonments for his convictions. He was a Quaker who concluded that all religions are on common ground in terms of human beings, a view shared by many Quakers.

In 2000, Seok-Heon Ham was selected by the Republic of Korea as a national cultural figure.

Biography [link]

• March 13, 1901: Born in North Pyong'an Province (Yong-Cheon)
• 1906: Entered a missionary school of Deok-il Elementary School
• 1916: Graduated from Yang-shi Public Elementary School
• 1919: After protesting against Japanese colonial regime in Korea, quit Pyongyang public highschool
• 1923: Graduated from Osan highschool
• 1924-1928: Studied the bible under Uchimura Ganzo with Kim Kyo-shin and Song Du-Yong
• 1928: Graduated from Tokyo school of education
• 1928-1938: Taught history and ethics at Osan highschool
• 1934: Wrote 'Korean history seen through a will'
• 1938: After protesting against Japanese colonial regime in Korea, quit working as a teacher at Osan highschool
• 1940-1941: After working at Songsan agricultural&educational school, imprisoned as a protestor against the Japanese colonial regime(schemed by the Japanese colonial regime)
• 1942-1943: After writing several articles against Japanese colonial regime in Korea for a monthly magazine 'Seong-seo-Chosun(Bible Korea)', imprisoned at Seo-Dae-Moon prison
• 1945: Appointed as a minister of education for Northern Pyung-an province
• 1947: Imprisoned as an organizor or of a student protests against the Soviet (schemed by the Soviet)
• 1958: After writing against the president Rhee, Seung-Man at Sa-Sang-Ge, imprisoned for 50 days
• 1961-1963: Studied at Pendlehill quaker school and Woodbrook university in Britain
• 1963: Protested against General Park, Jung-Hee becoming to run for the presidentship
• 1965: Protested against Japanese regime and president Park, Jung-Hee for their attempt for an alliance
• 1974: After protesting against President Park, Jung-Hee for his attempt to change the constitution to be elected again, convicted
• 1979: Nominated for Nobel peace prize by Quakers Association in US
• 1986: Nominated again for Nobel peace prize by Quakers Association in US

Bibliography [link]

• Kim Sung-soo, Biography of a Korean Quaker, Ham Sok-hon, Seoul: Samin Books, 2001, 360 pp. ISBN 978-89-87519-49-4

See also [link]

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of Koreans
• Christianity in Korea

External links [link]

• Ham Sok Hon Resource Page
• Queen of Suffering - A Spiritual History of Korea
• Interviews with Teacher Ham
• Korean Ham, Sok Hon website