Yu Hyeong-won
Korean politician and Neo-Confucianism scholar (1622-1673) · Politicians · Died at 51
Yu Hyeong-won, also spelled as Yoo Hyung-Won, was a Korean philosopher. His art name was Ban'gye (磻溪). He was a Neo-Confucianist and science scholar of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. He was a Korean pioneer of the early silhak school as well as a social critic and scholar of the late Joseon period.
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About this person
He was the disciple of Misu Hŏ Mok and second cousin of the silhak scholar Seongho Yi Ik.
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1622 to 1673 · aged 51
