일제강점기 『조선기술가명부』에 수록된 대구ㆍ경상북도 출신 기술자의 실태와 활동

Abstract

After the Sino-Japanese War[中日戰爭], the Joseon Industrial Association[朝鮮工業協會] published the ‘Joseon Engineers List[朝鮮技術家名簿]’ in 1939. This list, which includes 6,759 engineers in various fields such as agriculture, industry, and fisheries, includes 1,041 Koreans, including 48 engineers from the Daegu[大邱] and Gyeongsangbuk-do[慶尙北道]. This paper examined the activities of engineers from the Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do by dividing them into political・bureaucratic, economic, and educational fields. Among those who worked in the political and bureaucratic fields, many worked as agricultural bureaucrats, and continued their activities after liberation[光復]. Many of the people who were active in the economic field worked in brewing, fisheries, electricity, machinery, finance and cargo transportation. Engineers from Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do who worked in the educational field mainly taught students at elementary schools and agricultural schools in their hometowns and nearby areas. After liberation, many of them served as heads of agricultural secondary education institutions, and some conducted research activities at universities and other places. During the Japanese colonial period, engineers from Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do existed as low-level technical personnel in a structure that discriminated against Koreans. This structure changed with liberation, and engineers from Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do focused their efforts on the growth of industries and education.