Lee Yoon-hyung explained

Lee Yoon-hyung
Birth Date: 1979
Birth Place:South Korea
Death Place:New York City, U.S.
Death Cause:Suicide by hanging
Mother:Hong Ra-hee
Father:Lee Kun-hee
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Hangul:이윤형
Rr:I Yun-hyeong
Mr:Yi Yun-hyŏng

Lee Yoon-hyung (; – November 18, 2005) was a South Korean millionaire who is the daughter of Samsung Group former chairman Lee Kun-hee. On November 18, 2005, Lee died by suicide at the age of 26 in her New York City apartment.[1]

Early life and education

Lee was born in South Korea. Her father was Samsung former chairman Lee Kun-hee, and her mother was Hong Ra-hee. She was the youngest of the four children; she had an elder brother Lee Jae-yong and two elder sisters Lee Boo-jin and Lee Seo-hyun.

Lee graduated from Ewha Womans University in Seoul with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French language and French literature.[2] She was a first year graduate student in arts management at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

Death

Her cause of death was originally reported in both American and South Korean media as a car crash due to the social stigma against suicide, but the actual details were subsequently published after inquiries by reporters from The Korea Times.

At the time of her death, Lee was a graduate student at the New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, and her father was in the United States undergoing treatment for lung cancer.[3] A doorman at her building told reporters that she sometimes stayed in her apartment for a week at a time, and there were reports that her father had forbidden her to marry her middle-class Korean boyfriend.

At the time of her death, Lee had a personal fortune of more than £100 million (US$157 million).

Personal life

In 2003, it was revealed that she owned $191 million of Samsung stock.

In her spare time, she was very keen on car racing and many extreme sports. She also launched a personal blog to show her daily life to the public and it became very popular in South Korea.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Baker. Al. After Samsung Reports Accident, Painful Details of Suicide Emerge. The New York Times. 2005-11-26.
  2. News: Kim . Min-hee . Kim (Korean name) . 2005-11-22 . Samsung chairman's youngest daughter . Daum.
  3. News: The high life and lonely death of Lee Yoon-hyung. Marks. Kathy. 2005-11-30. 2018-06-02. The Independent.
  4. http://gb.cri.cn/8606/2005/12/04/1685@806847.htm 三星会长幼女自杀引发思考:灿烂背后的焦虑(图)