Lee Kyu-wan (Korean: 이규완; Hanja: 李圭完; November 15, 1862 – December 15, 1946) was a politician, philosopher, and revolutionist during Korea's Joseon period.
[1] He had ancestry in the royal family of the Joseon dynasty, descending from Prince Limyoung, the fifth son of Sejong the Great.
In Lee's youth, he came under the influence of reformist politicians Park Young-hyo and Seo Jae-pil, who arranged for him study in Japan in 1883.
[4] On May 11, 1907, while staying in Japan, Kojong was appointed deputy director of the Northwestern forestry service office (서북영림창;西北營林廠).
In 1910 he was reappointed to the post under the Japanese General Government, In 1918, he became governor of South Hamgyong Province, but resigned seven years later.