Sheridan-Kalorama in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dr. Philip Jaisohn, 1864-1951
The First Korean American
[Inscriptions on adjacent statue:]
1864 - 1951
The First Korean American
Pioneer for the Korean Independence and Democracy
Philip Jaisohn loved his native land, Korea
Shook it from its slumbers
Roused the young and thundered at the old.
In exile, he embraced his adopted country
Served
it with true devotion
Healed the sick and advanced science.
But he never forgot his native soil
Spared no effort for her freedom to the end of his life.
[Translation in Korean (Hanjul) script.]
Erected by Embassy of Korea.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Government & Politics • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.
Location. 38° 54.727′ N, 77° 3.071′ W. Marker is in Sheridan-Kalorama in Washington, District of Columbia. Marker is on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest west of 23rd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Marker and statue are in front of the Korean Embassy on Embassy Row at the west side of Sheridan Circle. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2320 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20008, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Philip H. Sheridan (within shouting distance of this marker); Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938) (within shouting distance of this marker); Assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni K. Moffitt (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gilded Age (within shouting distance of this marker); Eleftherios Venizelos (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes
(about 500 feet away); Jeju Dol Hareubang / 제주 돌 하르방 (about 500 feet away); St. Jerome the Priest (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sheridan-Kalorama.
Additional keywords. Seo Jae-pil; Sheridan Circle; Embassy Row.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, July 17, 2016
4. Philip Jaisohn
Shook it from its slumbers
Roused the young and thundered at the old.
In exile, he embraced his adopted country
Served it with true devotion
Healed the sick and advanced science.
But never forgot his native soil
Spared no effort to her freedom
to the end of his life.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 2, 2013
6. Dr. Philip Jaisohn, 1864-1951 Marker
Korean
서재필 선상은 한국에서 태어나 스무 살에 개화당에
가입하여 감실정변을 추도했으나 그클뜻을 이루지
못하고 미국에 망명했다. 심년후 고국에 가서 독립신문을
창간하고독 립협회를 만들어 개화사상을 고취하며
독립문을 세우고 다시 미국으러 건너홨다. 나라를 잃어
돌아갈 길이 없었던 오십 년 동안 오직 일편단심 조국
광북만을 위해 몸 바쳐 일 ㅎ했다. 해방 후 고국을 방문
하고 다시 이곳 미국으로 왔 다. 그 후 한국잔쟁 중에
이역마리 미국에서 셍읕 마쳤으되 그의 나라사랑 전신은
길이 살아 전하리라. (글 이은상)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,508 times since then and 64 times this year. Last updated on January 27, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 4, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 6. submitted on December 17, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 7. submitted on September 18, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Querétaro, Mexico. 8. submitted on December 17, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 9, 10. submitted on December 9, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.