Lee Byung-chul

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Lee Byung-chul
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
Alma mater	Waseda University, Tokyo
Occupation	Business magnate
Known for	Founder of Samsung and CJ Group
Spouses	Park Du-eul Kuroda
Children	Including Kun-hee and Myung-hee
Korean name
Hangul	이병철
Hanja	李秉喆
Revised Romanization	I Byeong-cheol
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Pyŏngch'ŏl

Lee Byung-chul (Korean: 이병철; 12 February 1910 – 19 November 1987) was a South Korean business magnate.^[1][2] He was the founder of the Samsung Group, South Korea's largest chaebol,^[3] and considered one of South Korea's most successful businessmen.