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# Kim Hyong Jik 김형직 

dead Died aged 31 

Kim Hyong-jik was a Korean independence activist during Japanese rule. He was the father of the North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, the paternal grandfather of Kim Jong Il, and a great-grandfather of the current leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FHyong-jik)

Born

1894-07-10, Mangyŏngdae

Died

1926-06-05, Jilin, Republic of China (frostbite)

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Status as of

1926-06-05[source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FHyong-jik)

Also known as

Kim Hyong-jik

## Family 

- spouse [Kang Pan Sok](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kang-pan-sok) Wife, mother of Kim Il Sung
- child [Kim Il Sung](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-il-sung) Eldest son, founder of DPRK
- child [Kim Yong Ju](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-yong-ju) Third son, former head of OGD

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