[KS] Re: Dr. Harold Cook

[Kirk W. Larsen]

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In answer to your query about Wu Litang (Woo Li-tang) and his wife:

Wu met his wife while serving in the Chinese Embassy in Madrid. They both
came to Korea in 1883 when Wu was stationed there to work in the Korean
Customs Service. The couple stayed in Korea and settled down in Inch'on
(Chemulp'o). They constructed a large Victorian-style house in Inch'on in
1909. Wu's wife was something of a mysterious figure, envied for her wealth
(the origins of which are not clear) but shunned by the small Western
community in Inch'on because of a reputation for what one source called
"cunning heartlessness." After Wu's death, she sold the home to a Mr.
Yoshida and moved to Tokyo where she died three years later.

This account is taken largely from Ch'oe Song-yon Kaehang kwa yanggwan
yokjong (Inch'on: Kyonggi munhwasa, 1958), 163-165.

Hope this helps,

Kirk Larsen



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ernie ." <recanto at hotmail.com>
To: <korean-studies at iic.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 5:14 AM
Subject: Re: Dr. Harold Cook


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> I have been a few months reading the messages in the list, but I am yet
> virgin in the net, probable because spanish is my mother tongue.
>
> Any way, proffesor Amstrong, I am also impressed by the work of Harold
Cook.
> I bought his book during my stay in Korea last year and, after reading
> another books related to this period, I have found a couple of datails
about
> the protagonist, Mr Townsend, Mr. Cook could add to his book if he reedit
> his work some day. The clue is in Korean Review. By the way, I am also
> investigating (in the long term) about one of the people he mention in his
> book, an spanish woman, Amalia Amador, who arrived to Korea in the first
> 1880s and was married to a chinesse diplomat, Woo Li-tang (who
accomplained
> the first korean diplomatic mission to EEUU). Should anybody know
something
> about this lady, I would be extremelly grateful.
>
> Ernesto de Laurentis
>
>
> >From: "Robert Armstrong" <chonan99 at hotmail.com>
> >Reply-To: korean-studies at iic.edu
> >To: korean-studies at iic.edu
> >Subject: Dr. Harold Cook
> >Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 03:18:59 GMT
> >
> >
> >I am sorry to bother the group with this but I was wondering if anyone
has
> >any information on Dr. Harold Cook.  Lately I have been reading some of
his
> >books and am really impressed with his work.  I am especially impressed
> >with
> >the amount of work that he went to in "Pioneer American Businessman in
> >Korea", I think that anyone with an interest in Korea during the late
1880s
> >should read this book.  Would appreciate any help that can be offered.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Robert
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