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Yi Hwang

1501 - 1570

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Yi Hwang (Korean: 이황; Hanja: 李滉; 1501–1570) was a Korean philosopher, writer, and Confucian scholar of the Joseon period. He is considered the most important philosopher of Korea - he is honored by printing his portrait on the 1000 South Korean won banknote, on the reverse of which one can see an image of his school, Dosan Seowon. He was of the Neo-Confucian literati, established the Yeongnam School and set up the Dosan Seowon, a private Confucian academy. Yi Hwang is often referred to by his art name Toegye ("Retreating Creek"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yi Hwang is the 420th most popular philosopher (up from 484th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 72nd in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Yi Hwang ranks 420 out of 1,267. Before him are Bharadwaja, Francis Hutcheson, Alain de Benoist, Adolf von Harnack, Masanobu Fukuoka, and John Toland. After him are Étienne Gilson, Gargi Vachaknavi, Dong Zhongshu, Timon of Phlius, Michael J. Sandel, and Pavel Florensky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1501, Yi Hwang ranks 5. Before him are Anne Boleyn, Pope Marcellus II, Gerolamo Cardano, and Isabella of Austria. After him are Queen Munjeong, Sahib I Giray, Garcilaso de la Vega, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Leonhart Fuchs, Bairam Khan, and Ivan Susanin. Among people deceased in 1570, Yi Hwang ranks 4. Before him are Jacopo Sansovino, Francesco Primaticcio, and Francesco Melzi. After him are Philibert de l'Orme, Paris Bordone, João de Barros, Frans Floris, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, Daniele Barbaro, and Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yi Hwang ranks 68 out of 1,128. Before him are Kim Ki-duk (1960), Charles J. Pedersen (1904), Munmu of Silla (626), Lee Byung-hun (1970), Nam June Paik (1932), and Lee Jae-myung (1964). After him are Queen Munjeong (1501), Son Heung-min (1992), Queen Cheorin (1837), Toyo Ito (1941), Park Ji-sung (1981), and Soh Jaipil (1864).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In South Korea

Among philosophers born in South Korea, Yi Hwang ranks 1. After him are Yi I (1536), Byung-Chul Han (1959), Yun Hyu (1617), and Jaegwon Kim (1934).

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