Lee Byung-chul (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 widely recognized as one of the most successful business magnates in South Korean history.
Early life and education
Lee was born on 12 February 1910 in Uiryeong County, South Gyeongsang Province, then part of the Korean Empire. He was born the youngest son of four siblings to father Lee Chan-woo and mother Kwon Jae-lim.[4] He was the son of a wealthy land-owning yangban family, a branch of the Gyeongju Lee clan.[5]