Kim Chong-jik, often known by his art name Chŏmp'ilchae (점필재), was a leading Korean Neo-Confucian scholar in the early Joseon period. He was born in Miryang in Gyeongsang Province, to a yangban family of the Seonsan Kim clan.
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Kim Chong-jik, often known by his art name Chŏmp'ilchae (점필재), was a leading Korean Neo-Confucian scholar in the early Joseon period. He was born in Miryang in Gyeongsang Province, to a yangban family of the Seonsan Kim clan. He passed the jinsa literary licentiate examination in 1453 and the higher examination in 1459.
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Academics
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Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1431 to 1492 · aged 61
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