Jhoon Rhee

martial artist (1932-2018)
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Jhoon Rhee
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
January 7, 1932
Date of death
April 30, 2018
Place of birth
Asan
Country of citizenship
South Korea, United States[9][10]
Student of
Nam Tae Hi[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Korean[19]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[26]
Country for sport
United States[21]
Described by source
Jhoon Rhee, Athletic Ambassador of Taekwondo, Dies at 86[18]
Family name
Lee[16]
Has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art[25]
McCune–Reischauer romanization
Yi Chun'gu[23]
Name in native language
이준구[22]
Native language
Korean[11]
Nickname
father of American Taekwondo[20]
Revised Romanization
Yi Jun-gu[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jhoon Goo Rhee en Jhoon Rhee en Rhee Jhoon-goo ar جون لي he ג'ון גו רי ja イ・ジュング ja ジューン・リー ko 이준구 zh 李俊九
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VIAF cluster ID
276330691
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50054822
Europeana entity
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FAST ID
18091
Freebase ID
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Museum of Modern Art artist ID
8001
NLA Trove people ID
957048
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073605700
Prabook ID
2209581
Union List of Artist Names ID
500462385
WikiTree person ID
이-98
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Occupation 2
Country for sport 1
Family name 1
Lee
Has works in the collection 1
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Native language 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Jhoon Rhee was born on January 7, 1932[1], in Asan[2]. He died on April 30, 2018[3], in United States[4]. He worked as a martial artist[5], taekwondo athlete[6], and designer[7].

FAQs

Where was Jhoon Rhee born?

Jhoon Rhee was born in Asan[2].

Where did Jhoon Rhee die?

Jhoon Rhee died in United States[4].

What did Jhoon Rhee do for work?

Jhoon Rhee worked as a martial artist[5], taekwondo athlete[6], and designer[7].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . moma.org. Retrieved . moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Asan
    Family name → Lee
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Korean
    Place of death → United States, Arlington County
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57880: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
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