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Seo Jeong-ju | |
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| Born | May 8, 1915 Gochang County, North Jeolla Province |
| Died | December 24, 2000 (aged 85) |
| Language | Korean |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 서정주 |
| Hanja | 徐廷柱 |
| Revised Romanization | Seo Jeong-ju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Chŏng-ju |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 미당 |
| Hanja | 未堂 |
| Revised Romanization | Midang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Midang |
Seo Jeong-ju (Korean: 서정주; May 18, 1915 – December 24, 2000) was a Korean poet and academic who wrote under the art name Midang (미당; lit. not yet fully grown).[1] He is widely considered one of the best poets in twentieth-century Korean literature and was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in literature.[2]
- ^ "Seo Jeongju" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do# Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The most popular poet passed away", Naver news 2000-12-25