Lee Byung-chul

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Lee Byung-chul
Lee c. 1950
Born	(1910-02-12)12 February 1910 Uiryeong County, South Gyeongsang Province, Korean Empire
Died	19 November 1987(1987-11-19) (aged 77) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Joongdong High School Waseda University (dropped out)
Occupation	Businessman
Years active	1938–1987
Known for	Founding of Samsung and CJ Group
Title	Chairman of Samsung (1938–1987)
Spouse(s)	Park Du-eul [ko] ​ ​ (m. 1926)​ [1] He second married Kuroda. They had one son and one daughter.
Children	10, including Lee In-hee [ko] (daughter) Lee Maeng-hee [ko] (son) Lee Chang-hee [ko] (son) Lee Kun-hee (son) Lee Myung-hee (daughter)
Relatives	Lee Jae-yong (grandson) Lee Boo-jin (granddaughter) Lee Jay-hyun (grandson) Chung Yong-jin (grandson) Miky Lee (granddaughter)
Korean name
Hangul	이병철
Hanja	李秉喆
Revised Romanization	I Byeongcheol
McCune–Reischauer	I Pyŏngch'ŏl
Art name
Hangul	호암
Revised Romanization	Hoam
McCune–Reischauer	Hoam
Website	hoamfoundation.org

Lee Byung-chul (Korean: 이병철; 12 February 1910 – 19 November 1987^[2]) was a South Korean businessman who founded the Samsung Group, the country's largest chaebol (conglomerate). Lee founded Samsung in 1938, at the age of 28.^[3] He is recognized as the most successful business magnate in South Korea's history.