Jo Sik

Jo Sik
Hangul
조식
Hanja
曺植
Revised RomanizationJo Sik
McCune–ReischauerCho Sik
Art name
Hangul
남명
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNammyeong
McCune–ReischauerNammyŏng
Courtesy name
Hangul
건중
Hanja
楗仲
Revised RomanizationGeonjung
McCune–ReischauerKŏnjung
Posthumous name
Hangul
문정
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMunjeong
McCune–ReischauerMunjŏng

Jo Sik (Korean조식; Hanja曺植; July 10, 1501 – February 21, 1572) was a Korean philosopher, poet, and politician during the Joseon period. He was a Neo-Confucian scholar who had a major influence on the Easterners and the Northerners.