Yi I

Yi I
Korean name
Hangul
이이
Hanja
李珥
Revised RomanizationI I
McCune–ReischauerI I
Art name
Hangul
율곡
Hanja
栗谷
Revised RomanizationYulgok
McCune–ReischauerYulgok
Courtesy name
Hangul
숙헌
Hanja
叔獻
Revised RomanizationSukheon
McCune–ReischauerSukhŏn

Yi I (Korean이이; Hanja李珥;[1] 1536–1584) was a Korean philosopher, writer, and Confucian scholar of the Joseon period.[2] Yi is often referred to by his art name Yulgok ("Chestnut valley"). He was also a politician[3] and was the academical successor of Jo Gwang-jo.

  1. ^ "Joya hoetong". Jangseogak Royal Archives. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. ^ Daehwan, Noh. "The Eclectic Development of Neo-Confucianism and Statecraft from the 18th to the 19th Century," Archived June 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Korea Journal. Winter 2003.
  3. ^ (in Korean) Yi I at Doosan Encyclopedia