Lee Byung-chul

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Lee Byung-chul
Lee circa 1950
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
Education	Joongdong High School
Occupation	Businessman
Years active	1938–1987
Title	Founder of Samsung Group Founder of CJ Group Chairman of Samsung (1938–1987)
Spouse	Park Du-eul [ko] ​ ​ (m. 1926)​ [1]
Children	10, including Lee In-hee [ko] (daughter) Lee Maeng-hee [ko] (son) Lee Chang-hee [ko] (son) Lee Kun-hee (son) Lee Myung-hee (daughter)
Relatives	Lee Jae-yong (grandson) Lee Boo-jin (granddaughter) Lee Jay-hyun (grandson) Chung Yong-jin (grandson) Miky Lee (granddaughter)
Korean name
Hangul	이병철
Hanja	李秉喆
Revised Romanization	I Byeong-cheol
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Pyŏngch'ŏl
Art name
Hangul	호암
Revised Romanization	Ho-Am
McCune–Reischauer	Ho Am
Website	samsung.com

Lee Byung-chul (Korean: 이병철; 12 February 1910 – 19 November 1987^[2]) was a South Korean businessman who founded the Samsung Group, the country's largest chaebol (conglomerate). Lee founded Samsung in 1938, at the age of 28.^[3] He is recognized as the most successful businessman in South Korea's history.