Historic Figures
Lots of historic people were born in Hongseong.
- Seong Sammun : Notable scholar during Joseon Dynasty.
- Kim Jwa-jin : Korean independence activist
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“It is, all in all, a historic error to believe that the master makes the school; the students make it!”
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people they say Oh yes, they’re the ones that a lot of wolves dressed up in gold and purple ate them.”
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