Sŏng Hon was a Korean philosopher, poet, and politician during the Joseon period. He was a Neo-Confucianist scholar who was a close friend of the scholar Yi I (Yulgok) and an older contemporary of Yi Hwang (T'oegye), leader of the country's "western faction" of the period.
Academics born in the 1530s 6
About this person
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1535 to 1598 · aged 63
Written about in
8 languages
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