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Woo Jang-choon (April 8, 1898 – August 10, 1959) was a Korean-Japanese agricultural scientist and botanist famous for breeding plants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Life in Korea )〕 He is credited in scientific literature as "U Nagaharu", where "U" is a Korean reading of his Korean family name (禹) but "Nagaharu" is a Japanese reading of the Chinese characters in his Korean given name (長春). Woo was born and raised in Japan, overcoming poverty and discrimination in Imperial Japan to become a prominent researcher and teacher. When Korea was freed of Japanese rule in 1945, Woo left his family in Japan, and traveled to Korea to lead the country's efforts in botany and agriculture.〔.〕 There is a memorial museum in the port city of Busan where he lived and worked in Korea, honoring his life and accomplishments.〔 ==Early life== Woo was born on April 8, 1898, in either Akasaka, Tokyo or Hiroshima, and raised in Kure, Hiroshima, he was the first son of a Korean father, Woo Beom-seon (禹範善; 우범선) and a Japanese mother, Sakai Naka (酒井 仲).〔 Woo Beom-seon served as the commander of the first battalion of the Hullyeondae (a Japanese-trained Korean military force) during the late period of the Joseon dynasty and had sought political asylum in Japan. He was involved in the Gaehwapa movement (a modernization faction), and was suspected of involvement in The Eulmi Incident, the assassination of the Korean Queen Min and the murder of two other women in 1895. Fifty-six Japanese nationals were arrested and tried on suspicion of involvement, but acquitted in a Japanese court due to lack of evidence.〔quote:1895년 8월 20일 명성황후가 일제에 의해 시해된 을미사변이 발생하였다. 일제는 갑오변란 이후 조선을 장악하고 개화를 구실로 한 침략정책을 수행 중 삼국간섭을 계기로 조선에 서의 우월권이 러시아에 의해 저지 당하였다. 따라서 조선지배정책에 타격을 입게 된 일제는 친러정책의 핵심인물인 명성황후를 제거하고자 한 것이다. 이는 국제적 범죄행위로 조선을 식민지화하려는 침략행위의 일환으로 취해진 것이 분명하다.〕〔quote:이 외에도 사바틴의 보고서는 일본군이 치밀하게 만행을 저질렀으며 그 후 제물포 항에 정박해 있던 일본군함이 황급히 일본으로 떠났다고도 보고하고 있다. 그는 분명 일본 정부가 시해 사건에 개입한 증거라고 결론짓고 있다. 또한 사건의 주요 무력 기반이 일본군이었음도 한국사 연구자 야마베 겐타로에 의해 밝혀졌다. 따라서 남은 문제는 이 사건의 배후 구도가 어떠했는지를 규명하는 것이다. 그런데도 일본은 이 사건을 왜곡하는 데에만 치중하고 있다.〕〔〔 Meanwhile, Queen Min's son, Prince Sunjong, accused Woo Beom-seon of complicity in the murders and Woo Beom-seon fled to Japan.〔명성황후 시해 때 친일적 성격의 군부대인 훈련대의 대대장이었던 그는 일본 낭인들의 궁정 난입을 적극적으로 방조해 시해의 종범이 됐다. 그는 일본인 주범을 처벌할 수 없었던 대한제국의 정부가 우선적으로 처단해야 할 ‘표적물’이었다.〕〔Baek Sukgi, p. 6-7〕 On November 24, 1903, Woo Beom-seon was assassinated by Go Yeong-geun (高永根; 고영근),〔 leaving five-year-old Woo Jang-choon fatherless. His brother, Woo Hong-chun (禹洪春; 우홍춘) was born when Woo was six. Although Woo Jang-choon was part Japanese and held Japanese citizenship, his Japanese mother taught him to honor his Korean heritage.〔 Sakai Naka left Woo in the care of a Buddhist temple orphanage so she could find work and raise funds for his education. Food at the temple was limited to potatoes, and Woo was ostracized by other Japanese children for being part Korean. Woo's mother returned for him after three years away.〔〔Baek Sukgi, p. 11-12〕 Woo then began his grade school education, working hard to cope with discrimination from peers.〔Baek Sukgi, p. 16〕 Meanwhile, the Empire of Japan had begun to challenge European colonial powers in East Asia, beginning with the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), which lead almost directly to the annexation of Korea in 1910. In Japan, talented male students enlisted in the military, but Woo continued with school. To meet his financial needs, his mother sold all of their possessions, even his father's tomb. (A friend allowed the remains of Woo Beom-seon to be buried in another cemetery.) A talented math student, Woo sought to study engineering at Kyoto Imperial University, but at the suggestion of pro-Japanese Korean statesman Pak Yeong-hyo, Woo chose instead to pursue agriculture at Tokyo Imperial University with a scholarship administered by the Japanese General-Government in Korea. He began his university career at Tokyo Imperial University in 1916, where he was well-regarded by his professors. He graduated in 1919. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Woo Jang-choon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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