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Choe Jun (1884–1970) was a businessman and philanthropist in early 20th-century Korea. He was born in Gyeongju, in present-day South Korea. His family, known as the "Choe Bujatjip," had been known since the 17th century for their wealth and public-spiritedness. After the liberation of Korea in 1945, he gave much of his fortune to the Yeungnam University Foundation. He spent his later years in Suji, Yongin (Gyeonggi province).


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Korean philanthropists 20th-century Korean businesspeople People from Gyeongju 1884 births 1970 deaths Gyeongju Choe clan Yeungnam University people 20th-century philanthropists {{korea-bio-stub