in the south despite the objections of southern nationalists such as Kim and Kim Gu as well as from the north's Interim People's Committee, who were opposed because of the non-participation of the North. Death After failed efforts to broker reunification in that year, he retired from politics. After the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, he was kidnapped and taken to the North; he reportedly died near Manpo in the far north on December 10. In May 1988 he was posthumously awarded the Republic of Korea Medal of Order of Merit for National Foundation (건국훈장 대한민국장; 建國勳章 大韓民國章), the most prestigious civil decoration in South Korea. He was posthumously awarded North Korea's National Reunification Prize in 1998. Other information Educational career December 17, 1913 in Shanghai, a professor of Barkdal English School 1923 professor of English at Fudan University 1927–1929 In Tianjin, Northern Sea University Professor of English 1932–1937 Nanjing political instructor School, professor of political. 1937–1940 ShChwan College Professor of English Literature, Foreign Languages and Chair, Head of Foreign Language and Literature Books Poems, 《Yangjayugyong》(양자유경) 《Small English grammar》 《Practical English》 《Elizabeth I Age's Introduction to Theatre》 《WonYongSa》 Degrees 1903 Roanoke College(Bachelor of Arts) 1904 Master of English Literature(MA) at Princeton University 1923 Honorary Doctor of Law Roanoke College Awards and recognition Order of Merit for National Foundation (1988) National Reunification Prize (1988) See also Korea under Japanese rule PGOTROK USAMGIK Kim Seong-su Pak Hon-yong List of Koreans Notes Further reading Korean male poets Korean politicians People of World War I People of World War II Korean independence activists Korean religious leaders 1881 births 1950 deaths Soh Jaipil People from Busan Roanoke College alumni Princeton University alumni Korean Presbyterians Korean diplomats Assassinated Korean politicians Assassinated South Korean people Korean nationalists Korean revolutionaries South Korean anti-communists Korean educators Kim Won-bong Recipients of the Order of Merit for National Foundation Recipients of the National Reunification Prize