Phan Bội Châu, Vietnamese activist (died 1940)

Phan Bội Châu

19/20th-century Vietnamese nationalist and revolutionary

Phan Bội Châu, born Phan Văn San, courtesy name Hải Thụ, was a pioneer of 20th century Vietnamese nationalism. In 1904, he formed a revolutionary organization called Duy Tân Hội and initiated the Đông Du movement. From 1905 to 1908, he lived in Japan where he wrote political…