25 moments

1. Birth in Asan

   1865-01-01 · Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea

   

   Yun Ch'iho was born in Asan, Chungcheong Province. This is the opening location in his documented life chronology. The source gives an exact date but published biographical sources conflict on Yun's birth dating; year-level precision is used.

2. Traditional schooling after move to Seoul

   1873-01-01 · Seoul, Korea

   

   Yun moved to Seoul and received traditional Confucian education in private schools through 1878. Coordinates represent central Seoul; the particular private school is not identified.

3. Enrollment at Dojinsha

   1881-04-01 · Dojinsha, Tokyo, Japan

   

   As an attendant to Eo Yun-jung's study mission, Yun traveled to Japan and entered Dojinsha in Tokyo, becoming one of the earliest Korean students there. The exact historical campus location of Dojinsha is not specified in the source; coordinates represent Tokyo.

4. English study at the Dutch consulate

   1883-01-01 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

   

   Before returning to Korea as Lucius Foote's interpreter, Yun studied English in Yokohama for three months. Coordinates represent Yokohama; the historic consular building is not identified.

5. Exile and study in Shanghai

   1885-01-01 · Shanghai, China

   Following the Gapsin Coup, Yun fled to Shanghai and began a three-and-a-half-year period of study at the Anglo-Chinese College. Coordinates represent Shanghai; the source does not identify the college's exact historic site.

6. Studies at Vanderbilt University

   1888-11-01 · Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

   After completing his Shanghai studies, Yun traveled to the United States and entered Vanderbilt University's theology and English program.

7. Studies at Emory College

   1890-01-01 · Emory College, Oxford, Georgia, United States

   

   After graduating from Vanderbilt, Yun entered Emory College in Georgia and remained there until graduating in September 1893. Emory College was then located in Oxford; coordinates are for its historic Oxford campus.

8. Teaching at Anglo-Chinese College

   1893-11-01 · Shanghai, China

   On completing his American education, Yun returned to Shanghai and taught English at his former school until early 1895. Coordinates represent Shanghai; the exact historic school site is not supplied.

9. Nicholas II coronation journey

   1896-04-01 · Russian Empire

   

   Yun attended Nicholas II's coronation as a member of Min Young-hwan's embassy, during a journey through the United States and Europe to Russia. The source establishes attendance in Russia but does not name the coronation city; coordinates are a representative point at Moscow, where the coronation occurred.

10. Three-month stay in Paris

    1896-08-01 · Paris, France

    After separating from Min Young-hwan's party in Saint Petersburg, Yun spent nearly three months in Paris. The source prints the stay as August 21 to November 18 without explicitly stating a year in that clause; surrounding text establishes 1896.

11. Six-month stay in Shanghai

    1896-12-01 · Shanghai, China

    Yun spent six months in Shanghai following his European journey before returning to Korea in June 1897. Coordinates represent Shanghai.

12. Visit to Hawaiian Korean communities

    1905-01-01 · Hawaii, United States

    Yun visited the Americas to investigate conditions among Korean migrants and consider protective measures, including in Hawaii. The source supplies no month, island, or city; coordinates are a representative point for Hawaii.

13. Visit to Korean communities in Mexico

    1905-01-01 · Mexico

    The same migration-investigation journey included a visit to Mexico, where Yun investigated Korean emigrant conditions. The source supplies no month or Mexican locality; coordinates are a representative national point.

14. Founding the Anglo-Korean Academy

    1906-10-01 · Kaesong, Korea

    

    Yun founded the Anglo-Korean Academy in Kaesong and became its principal, extending his educational work after leaving government service. Coordinates represent central Kaesong; the academy's precise historic location is not supplied.

15. Principal of Daeseong School

    1908-09-01 · Daeseong School, Pyongyang, Korea

    

    Yun became principal of Daeseong School, a school in Pyongyang associated with Ahn Chang-ho and the nationalist educational movement. Coordinates represent central Pyongyang; the source does not identify the former school's exact site.

16. Southern Methodist lay conference

    1910-01-01 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

    Yun traveled to the United States and attended the Southern Methodist lay conference held in Atlanta. The source establishes attendance in Atlanta but not the venue.

17. Edinburgh World Missionary Conference

    1910-06-01 · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Yun traveled to Scotland and attended the Edinburgh World Missionary Conference, a major international Protestant gathering. The source establishes attendance in Edinburgh but not the venue.

18. World Sunday School Convention

    1910-12-01 · Washington, D.C., United States

    Yun attended the World Sunday School Convention in Washington, D.C., then returned to Korea. The source establishes attendance in Washington, D.C., but not the venue.

19. Principal of Songdo Higher Common School

    1922-11-01 · Kaesong, Korea

    

    Yun took office as principal of Songdo Higher Common School and served until November 1925. Songdo was the historical name associated with Kaesong; coordinates represent central Kaesong.

20. Wartime lecture tour in South Pyongan

    1937-09-01 · South Pyongan Province, Korea

    As a speaker in a Government-General-sponsored current-affairs lecture program, Yun lectured across South Pyongan Province in support of the Sino-Japanese War. The source identifies a provincial area rather than specific lecture towns; coordinates are representative for South Pyongan Province.

21. Ceremony at Chōsen Shrine

    1938-02-01 · Chōsen Shrine, Seoul, Korea

    

    Yun participated in the celebration of the Korean volunteer-soldier system and conducted a ritual ceremony at Chōsen Shrine. Chōsen Shrine stood on Namsan and was dismantled after 1945; coordinates represent its former site.

22. Lecture tour in South Jeolla

    1938-12-01 · South Jeolla Province, Korea

    Yun served as a regional speaker for a National Spiritual Mobilization League touring lecture group in South Jeolla. The source names South Jeolla but no specific lecture locality; coordinates are representative for the province.

23. Bond selling in Jongno

    1941-09-01 · Jongno, Seoul, Korea

    

    Yun delivered a wartime address and participated in a street bond-selling unit in Jongno, Seoul. Coordinates represent central Jongno; the precise street location is not given.

24. Lecture at Gyeongseong Bumingwan

    1941-12-01 · Gyeongseong Bumingwan, Seoul, Korea

    

    Yun gave a lecture titled “The Decisive-War System and the Nation's Trials” at a large wartime lecture meeting in Gyeongseong Bumingwan. Coordinates represent the former Bumingwan area in central Seoul.

25. Death at his Kaesong home

    1945-12-06 · Kaesong, Korea

    

    Yun died of cerebral hemorrhage at his home in Kaesong shortly after Korea's liberation from Japanese rule. The source identifies his home in Kaesong but not its street address; coordinates represent central Kaesong.