Choe Museon
Goryeo military official, inventor (1325 - 1395 ) · Scientists · Died at 70
Ch'oe Musŏn was a medieval Korean chemist, inventor, and military general during the late Goryeo Dynasty and early Joseon Dynasty.
Choe Museon is read about 43 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 18 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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He is best known for enabling Korea to domestically produce gunpowder by obtaining a recipe for the Chinese commodity from a Chinese merchant, as well as inventing various gunpowder-based weapons in an attempt to repel the wokou pirates that plundered coastal regions of the Korean Peninsula.
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1325 to 1395 · aged 70
