Yi Kuk-no (Korean: 이극로; August 28, 1893 – 1978) was born in Uiryeong, Gyeongsangnam-do, as a descendant of the 15th generation of Jeon Il-join, the 28th-year-old Ulsan Hwasu Association of Jeonui Yean, and the 15th-year-old commander of the Joseon Dynasty.
He was an independent activist who was active during the Japanese colonial period, was the chairman of the Korean Language Society and, was a Hangeul scholar.
Following the establishment of North Korea, he served as Minister without portfolio and was a member of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly.
Yi Kuk-no was born on August 28, 1893, in a farmhouse in Dugok-ri, Jeongjeong-myeon, Uiryeong County, South Gyeongsang Province, studied at Seodang, and entered Masan Changsin School in 1910.
Then, after crossing to Shanghai, China, he entered the Dongje University, run by Germans, and had the opportunity to systematically experience Western studies.