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Yi I
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Joseon civil servant & Neo-Confucianist (1536 – 1584)
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Yi I, born 26 December 1536 in Gangneung, was a Korean philosopher, writer and poet, the son of Shin Saimdang and a member of the Lee family. He held citizenship of Joseon, followed Confucianism, and wrote in Chinese and Korean. He was also known by the courtesy name 숙헌 (叔獻) and the art name 율곡 (栗谷).
He died on 1 January 1584 in Hanseongbu, of disease, and was given the posthumous name 문성 (文成).
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 34
Top works
- Korea's pastimes and customs
- Param ap e chŏlmyŏngsi rŭl ssŭnora
- Chilli nŭn tarŭji antʻa
- Chosŏnin ŭn Chosŏn ŭi si rŭl ssŭra
- Choson hugi ui chongchi sasang kwa sahoe pyondong (Onul ui sasang sinso)
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Key facts
- Hangul
- 이이
- Hanja
- 李珥
- Rr
- I I
- Mr
- I I
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Lee
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Joseon
- Place of birth
- Gangneung
- Place of death
- Hanseongbu
- Mother
- Shin Saimdang
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- Korean
- Religion
- Confucianism
- Image
- 20151003최광모RX10DSC03013.JPG
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- Commons category
- Yi I
- date of birth
- 1536-12-26
- date of death
- 1584-01-01
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Ri IYi I
- Revised Romanization
- Ri II I
- cause of death
- disease
- birth name
- 이현룡
- courtesy name
- 叔獻
- art name
- 栗谷
- posthumous name
- 文成
- name in native language
- 이이
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons Creator page
- Yi I
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Encyclopedic overview
Yi I (Korean: 이이; Hanja: 李珥; 1536–1584) was a Korean philosopher, writer, and Confucian scholar of the Joseon period. Yi is often referred to by his art name Yulgok ("Chestnut valley"). He was also a politician and was the academical successor of Cho Kwangjo.
Biography
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