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{{short description|Ethnic group in Korea}} |
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== See also == |
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* [[Filipinos in South Korea]] |
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|region1={{flagcountry|South Korea}} |
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* [[French people in Korea]] |
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|pop1=10,763 (2024) |
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* [[Malaysians in South Korea]] |
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|ref1=<ref name="immigration.go.kr">{{citation|url=https://viewer.moj.go.kr/skin/doc.html?rs=/result/bbs/227&fn=temp_1729503242804100|script-title=ko:2024년 9월 출입국외국인정책 통계월보|publisher=Korea Immigration Service|publication-place=South Korea|year=2024|access-date=2024-11-19}}</ref> |
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* [[Russians in Korea]] |
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|region2={{flagcountry|North Korea}} |
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* [[Vietnamese people in South Korea]] |
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|pop2=Unknown |
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|langs=[[German language|German]], [[Korean language|Korean]] |
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|rels=[[Christianity]], others |
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|related-c=[[Germans]] |
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'''Germans in Korea''' have a long history. |
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==History== |
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The first [[Germany|German]] to set foot on Korean soil, in 1832, was the [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] missionary [[Karl Gützlaff]], who is also credited with importing the [[potato]]. He was followed by [[Shanghai]]-based businessman [[Ernst Oppert]], who from 1866 to 1868 made three attempts to force Korea open to foreign trade, and German consul to Japan [[Max von Brandt]], who in 1870 landed at [[Busan]] in an attempt to open negotiations, but was sent away by Korean officials there. Prussian orientalist [[Paul Georg von Möllendorff]] lived in Korea from 1882 to 1885 as the director general of the customs service. One German trading company, H. C. Eduard Meyer & Co., set up operations in [[Incheon]] at his suggestion in 1886. Several Germans also became prominent in [[Emperor Gojong of the Korean Empire|Emperor Gojong]]'s administration; Japan-based bandmaster [[Franz Eckert]] composed the ''[[Korean Empire Aegukga|Anthem of the Korean Empire]]'' for the emperor in 1902, while [[Richard Wunsch]] served as Gojong's personal physician from 1901 to 1905, and [[Antoinette Sontag]] (the former housekeeper of [[Karl Ivanovich Weber]]) was hired as [[majordomo]] in charge of the palace's household affairs.<ref name="Kneider2010">{{citation|url=http://www.koreana.or.kr/months/news_view.asp?b_idx=632&lang=ge&page_type=list|last=Kneider|first=Hans-Alexander|title=Deutsche Persönlichkeiten im Königreich Joseon|periodical=Koreana|pages=84–85|volume=5|issue=1|year=2010}}; available in English as: {{citation|url=http://www.seoul.diplo.de/Vertretung/seoul/ko/07/deoksugung__kneider__d,property=Daten.pdf|title=Remarkable Germans in the Choson Kingdom|publisher=German Embassy in the Republic of Korea|publication-place=Seoul|access-date=2010-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718230857/http://www.seoul.diplo.de/Vertretung/seoul/ko/07/deoksugung__kneider__d,property=Daten.pdf|archive-date=2011-07-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | After the signing of the 1905 [[Eulsa Treaty]], which deprived Korea of the right to conduct its own foreign relations, German diplomats in Korea were required to leave the country. Many more private individuals had departed by the time of the 1910 [[Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://maincc.hufs.ac.kr/~kneider/|publisher=Hankuk University of Foreign Studies|title=Germans in Korea prior to 1910|first=Hans-Alexander|last=Kneider|year=2007|access-date=2007-05-31|archive-date=2014-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810130611/http://maincc.hufs.ac.kr/~kneider/|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, when [[:de:Hermann Lautensach|Hermann Lautensach]] visited Korea in 1933, there were still a handful living there, including an entire monastery of [[Benedictine]] monks near [[Wonsan]], [[Kangwon-do (North Korea)|Kangwon-do]].<ref>{{citation|last=McCune|first=Shannon|title=Geographic publications of Hermann Lautensach on Korea|journal=The Far Eastern Quarterly|volume=5|issue=3|date=May 1946|pages=330–332|doi=10.2307/2049054|jstor=2049054|publisher=Association for Asian Studies}}</ref> They continue to operate a monastery at [[Waegwan]], near [[Daegu]].<ref name="Kneider2010"/> |
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Some [[Koreans in Germany|Koreans settled in Germany]] during the 1960s and 1970s have begun returning to [[South Korea]] after [[retirement]], bringing German spouses with them; this return migration has resulted in the creation of the [[Namhae German Village]] of roughly 75 households in [[South Gyeongsang]].<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/09/international/asia/09korea.html?ex=1281240000&en=34eff97d65494495&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss|first=Norimitsu|last=Onishi|date=2005-08-09|access-date=2007-05-30|periodical=The New York Times|title=In a Corner of South Korea, a Taste of German Living}}</ref> The German population in South Korea shrank by roughly 25% between 1999 and 2005.<ref name="Corner">{{citation|url=http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200704/200704050010.html|periodical=The Chosun Ilbo|date=2007-04-05|access-date=2007-08-17|title=A Little Corner of Overseas in Seoul|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410193424/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200704/200704050010.html|archive-date=2007-04-10}}</ref> |
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In 2024, population of German in Korea has reached 10,000. |
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==Education== |
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[[Ferdinand Krien]] set up the Imperial German Language School in [[Seoul]], which ran from 1898 to 1911.<ref name="Kneider2010"/> The [[German School Seoul International]] was founded in 1976 for the families of German expatriates [[Seoul National Capital Area|in and near the South Korean capital]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2926122 |date=2010-09-17 |access-date=2011-04-26 |last=Kim |first=Christine |title=Academic rigor, close relations |periodical=JoongAng Ilbo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119225015/http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2926122 |archive-date=2011-01-19 }}</ref> The [[Goethe-Institut]] opened a reading room in [[Pyongyang]] in 2004, but closed it in 2009 over censorship concerns.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4928516,00.html|first=Kate|last=Bowen|title=Goethe-Institut to close center in North Korea on censorship claim|periodical=Deutsche Welle|date=2009-11-26|access-date=2012-09-15}}</ref> |
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==Notable people== |
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*[[Norbert Vollertsen]], human rights activist who worked in North Korea from 1999 to 2001 |
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{{German diaspora}} |
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{{Immigrants and expatriates in Korea}} |
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[[Category:European diaspora in Korea]] |
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[[Category:German expatriates in Korea| ]] |
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[[Category:German expatriates in South Korea| ]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 22 December 2024
| Total population | |
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| Total population not known | |
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 South Korea | 10,763 (2024)[1] |
 North Korea | Unknown |
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| German, Korean | |
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| Germans | |
Germans in Korea have a long history.
History
[edit]The first German to set foot on Korean soil, in 1832, was the Lutheran missionary Karl Gützlaff, who is also credited with importing the potato. He was followed by Shanghai-based businessman Ernst Oppert, who from 1866 to 1868 made three attempts to force Korea open to foreign trade, and German consul to Japan Max von Brandt, who in 1870 landed at Busan in an attempt to open negotiations, but was sent away by Korean officials there. Prussian orientalist Paul Georg von Möllendorff lived in Korea from 1882 to 1885 as the director general of the customs service. One German trading company, H. C. Eduard Meyer & Co., set up operations in Incheon at his suggestion in 1886. Several Germans also became prominent in Emperor Gojong's administration; Japan-based bandmaster Franz Eckert composed the Anthem of the Korean Empire for the emperor in 1902, while Richard Wunsch served as Gojong's personal physician from 1901 to 1905, and Antoinette Sontag (the former housekeeper of Karl Ivanovich Weber) was hired as majordomo in charge of the palace's household affairs.[2]
After the signing of the 1905 Eulsa Treaty, which deprived Korea of the right to conduct its own foreign relations, German diplomats in Korea were required to leave the country. Many more private individuals had departed by the time of the 1910 Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty.[3] However, when Hermann Lautensach visited Korea in 1933, there were still a handful living there, including an entire monastery of Benedictine monks near Wonsan, Kangwon-do.[4] They continue to operate a monastery at Waegwan, near Daegu.[2]
Some Koreans settled in Germany during the 1960s and 1970s have begun returning to South Korea after retirement, bringing German spouses with them; this return migration has resulted in the creation of the Namhae German Village of roughly 75 households in South Gyeongsang.[5] The German population in South Korea shrank by roughly 25% between 1999 and 2005.[6]
In 2024, population of German in Korea has reached 10,000.
Education
[edit]Ferdinand Krien set up the Imperial German Language School in Seoul, which ran from 1898 to 1911.[2] The German School Seoul International was founded in 1976 for the families of German expatriates in and near the South Korean capital.[7] The Goethe-Institut opened a reading room in Pyongyang in 2004, but closed it in 2009 over censorship concerns.[8]
Notable people
[edit]- Norbert Vollertsen, human rights activist who worked in North Korea from 1999 to 2001
References
[edit]- ^ 2024년 9월 출입국외국인정책 통계월보, South Korea: Korea Immigration Service, 2024, retrieved 2024-11-19
- ^ a b c Kneider, Hans-Alexander (2010), "Deutsche Persönlichkeiten im Königreich Joseon", Koreana, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 84–85; available in English as: Remarkable Germans in the Choson Kingdom (PDF), Seoul: German Embassy in the Republic of Korea, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18, retrieved 2010-09-02
- ^ Kneider, Hans-Alexander (2007), Germans in Korea prior to 1910, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, archived from the original on 2014-08-10, retrieved 2007-05-31
- ^ McCune, Shannon (May 1946), "Geographic publications of Hermann Lautensach on Korea", The Far Eastern Quarterly, 5 (3), Association for Asian Studies: 330–332, doi:10.2307/2049054, JSTOR 2049054
- ^ Onishi, Norimitsu (2005-08-09), "In a Corner of South Korea, a Taste of German Living", The New York Times, retrieved 2007-05-30
- ^ "A Little Corner of Overseas in Seoul", The Chosun Ilbo, 2007-04-05, archived from the original on 2007-04-10, retrieved 2007-08-17
- ^ Kim, Christine (2010-09-17), "Academic rigor, close relations", JoongAng Ilbo, archived from the original on 2011-01-19, retrieved 2011-04-26
- ^ Bowen, Kate (2009-11-26), "Goethe-Institut to close center in North Korea on censorship claim", Deutsche Welle, retrieved 2012-09-15