Seong Hon facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Seong Hon |
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|---|---|
| Hangul | 성혼 |
| Hanja | 成渾 |
| Revised Romanization | Seong Hon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏng Hon |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 우계, 묵암 |
| Hanja | 牛溪, 默庵 |
| Revised Romanization | Ugye, Mugam |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ugye, Mukam |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 호원 |
| Hanja | 浩原 |
| Revised Romanization | Howon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Howŏn |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 문간 |
| Hanja | 文簡 |
| Revised Romanization | Mungan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mun'gan |
Seong Hon (1535 – 1598) was a Korean philosopher, poet, and politician during the Joseon Dynasty. He was a Neo-Confucianist scholar who was a close friend of the scholar Yi I (Yulgok) and an older contemporary of Yi Hwang (Toegye), leader of the country's "western faction" (seoin 서인, 西人) of the period.
Seong Hon is often referred to by his stylized name of Ugye ("bull valley") and Mugam ("black stone"). He gained eminence not only as a scholar but as a revered politician and reformer, attaining the position of Fourth State Councillor/Vice Prime Minister (Jwachanseong 左贊成) in the Joseon State Council (uijeongbu).
Selected works
- "Ugye jip" (우계집, 牛溪集) (Works of Ugye)
- "Jumun jigyeol" (주문지결, 朱門旨訣)
- "Wihak jibang" (위학지방, 爲學之方)
Father
He was the great-grandfather of Yun Jeung through his daughter, Lady Seong, who married Yun Hwang and produced a son, Yun Seon-geo, father of Yun Jeung.
See also
- Korean Confucianism
- Neo Confucianism
- Yi I
- Yi Hwang
- Jeong gu
- Cho sik
