Michigan to Korea: Arthur L. Becker
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| Management number | 231879478 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$9.44 | Model Number | 231879478 | ||
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In 1903, the first scientist and educational missionary went from Michigan to Korea. In 1905, Arthur Becker, Methodist, and William Baird, Presbyterian, combined efforts to start the first college in Korea: Pyongyang 's Union Christian College (Soongsil) which was later re - established in Seoul after the war. In 1914, a new college for all Korea was planned by both missions and Becker took 20 of his advanced students to Seoul to start Chosen Christian College, now Yonsei University . He and his wife, Louise, gave nearly a half century of their lives to bring science and music to the young men and women of Korea. Becker lived through the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese annexation of Korea, and the Mansei Movement, as well as getting a Masters in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Michigan. This is his story. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0557098130 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0557098132 |
| Edition | null |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Lulu.com |
| Dimensions | 5.98 x 1.23 x 9.02 inches |
| Item Weight | 0.01 ounces |
| Reading age | 1 year and up |
| Print length | 492 pages |
| Publication date | July 16, 2009 |
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