Jo Sik (; July 10, 1501 – February 21, 1572) was a
Korea
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n philosopher, poet, and politician during the
Joseon
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period. He was a
Neo-Confucian scholar who had a major influence on the
Easterners and the
Northerners.
Biography
Jo Sik was born in what is modern-day
South Gyeongsang Province in 1501.
Family
* Father
** Jo Eon-hyeong ()
* Mother
** Lady Lee of the
Incheon Lee clan ()
* Sibling(s)
** Unnamed older brother
** Younger sister - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan ()
** Unnamed younger brother
** Younger sister - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan ()
** Younger sister - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan ()
** Younger sister - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan ()
** Younger sister - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan ()
* Spouse
** Lady Jo of the Nampyeong Jo clan ()
* Children
** Son - Jo Cha-san (); died prematurely
** Daughter - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan ()
*** Son-in-law - Kim Haeng ()
**** Granddaughter - Lady Kim of the Sangju Kim clan ()
***** Grandson-in-law -
Gwak Jae-woo () of the
Hyeonpung Gwak clan
Hyeonpung Gwak clan () is one of the Korean clans
Korean clans are groups of Koreans, Korean people that share the same Patrilineality, paternal ancestor. They are indicated by the combination of a ''bongwan'' () and a family name.
Korean clan ...
(1552–1617)
* Concubines and their children
** Lady Song of the
Eunjin Song clan (); daughter of Song Rin ()
*** Son - Jo Cha-seok ()
*** Son - Jo Cha-ma ()
*** Son - Jo Cha-jeong ()
*** Daughter - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan ()
** Unnamed concubine
Works
* ''Nammyeong jip'' (남명집 南冥集)
* ''Nammyeong hakgi'' (남명학기 南冥學記)
* ''Sinmeongsado'' (신명사도 神明舍圖)
* ''Pahan japgi'' (파한잡기 破閑雜記)
* ''Nammeong hakgi yupyeon'' (남명학기유편 南冥學記類編)
* ''Nammyeong ga'' (남명가 南冥歌)
* ''Gwonseonjiro ga'' (권선지로가 勸善指路歌)
See also
*
Yi Hwang
*
Jeong Gu
*
Yi I
*
Seong Hon
*
Yi Ŏnjŏk
References
External links
Nammyung Jo Sik's memorial
Nammyeong Jo Sik: teacher, philosopher and inspiration for the anti-Japanese resistance armies
1501 births
1572 deaths
16th-century Korean philosophers
16th-century Korean poets
Joseon scholar-officials
Korean Confucianists
Korean male poets
Korean scholars
Neo-Confucian scholars
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