PHILOSOPHER

Yi I

1536 - 1584

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Yi I (Korean: 이이; Hanja: 李珥; 1536–1584) was a Korean philosopher, writer, and Confucian scholar of the Joseon period. Yi is often referred to by his art name Yulgok ("Chestnut valley"). He was also a politician and was the academical successor of Jo Gwang-jo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yi I is the 490th most popular philosopher (up from 502nd in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 76th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Philosopher.

Yi i is most famous for the "Dao De Jing" or "The Way of Virtue."

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Yi I ranks 490 out of 1,267. Before him are Pierre Duhem, Ronald Dworkin, Dicaearchus, John Gray, Zengzi, and Ernst Troeltsch. After him are Zhang Daoling, Priscian, Petrus Ramus, Emmanuel Mounier, Hasdai Crescas, and Kapila.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1536, Yi I ranks 4. Before him are Pope Clement VIII, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Jeremias II of Constantinople. After him are Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Lord Guildford Dudley, Piotr Skarga, Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt, Lucia Anguissola, Ignazio Danti, and Leonardo Donato. Among people deceased in 1584, Yi I ranks 6. Before him are Ivan the Terrible, William the Silent, Charles Borromeo, Francis, Duke of Anjou, and Bernal Díaz del Castillo. After him are Jan Kochanowski, Balthasar Gérard, Marcantonio Colonna, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, Mehmed II Giray, and Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yi I ranks 80 out of 1,128. Before him are Soh Jaipil (1864), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Lee Kun-hee (1942), Lee Jung-jae (1972), Andrew Kim Taegon (1821), and Ma Dong-seok (1971). After him are Lee Soo-man (1952), Kim Kyu-sik (1881), Heo Jeong (1896), Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang (1659), Lee Min-ho (1987), and Kim Hye-ja (1941).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In South Korea

Among philosophers born in South Korea, Yi I ranks 2. Before him are Yi Hwang (1501). After him are Byung-Chul Han (1959), Yun Hyu (1617), and Jaegwon Kim (1934).

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