# Chŏng Ku

> Chŏng Ku was a Korean historian, philosopher, poet, and politician of the Joseon period. He learned from the Korean scholars Yi Hwang from 1563 to 1573 and Cho Sik from 1566 to 1573. A key figure of the Neo-Confucian literati, he established the Yeongnam School and set up the Paengmaewŏn, a private Confucian academy. His pen names were Hangang and Hoeyŏnyain, and courtesy name was Toga and Kabo.

*Korean Joseon dynasty politician and educator, poet (1543-1620)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1543
- **Died:** 1620
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [鄭逑](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%84%AD%E9%80%91)
- [Jeong Gu](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeong_Gu)
- [Chŏng Ku](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Fng_Ku)
- [Jeong Gu](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeong_Gu)
- [鄭逑](https://gan.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%84%AD%E9%80%91)
- [鄭逑](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%84%AD%E9%80%91)
- [정구 (1543년)](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%95%EA%B5%AC_(1543%EB%85%84))
- [Jeong Gu](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeong_Gu)
- [Jeong Gu](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeong_Gu)
- [鄭逑](https://zh_yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%84%AD%E9%80%91)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q709450)

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