Seo Yeongsuhap (; 1753–1823) was a Korean poet.

Biography

Seo Yeongsuhap was born into a high-ranking family, the Dalseong Seo clan (), as the daughter of the governor of Gangwon Province, Seo Hyeong-su, and Lady Kim of the Andong Kim clan. Through her mother, Lady Seo was a great-great-great-granddaughter of

Princess Jeongmyeong Princess Jeongmyeong (; 27 June 1603 – 8 September 1685) was a Joseon Royal Princess as the tenth daughter of King Seonjo from Queen Inmok. During her older half-brother's reign, she suffered hardships, and her title was revoked, but later it ...

and Hong Ju-won. Thus making her be fourth cousins to

Lady Hyegyeong ''Lady'' is a term for a woman who behaves in a polite way. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the female counterpart of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. "Lady" is al ...

, and a fourth cousins once removed to her future husband. Through paternal grandfather, Yeongsuhap and the future

Queen Sunwon Queen Sunwon (; 8 June 1789 – 21 September 1857), of the Andong Kim clan was the queen consort and wife of Sunjo of Joseon. She was known as Queen Dowager Myeonggyeong () after her husband's death in 1834. She served as regent between 1834 and ...

, King Jeongjo’s daughter-in-law, were third cousins. She was reportedly known for her abilities in mathematics. She published hundreds of poems in an anthology, and included an appendix to her husband's memoir. In the Korean society of her time, women were not supposed to have any official role, and she was one of very few women published during the

Joseon Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

dynasty. Alongside Yi Bingheogak, she is mentioned as one of two female scholars to make a name for themselves within practical learning. She was later arranged to marry Hong In-mo of the Pungsan Hong clan, a royal official. They had three sons, , Hong Gil-ju, and , and two daughters, Hong Won-ju (alternatively known as Hong Yuhandang) and Lady Hong. All four became poets as well, and Gil-ju under the influence of his mother also became a notable mathematician.. See in particular p. 98: "His mother Seo Yeongsuhap was particularly talented in mathematics, and she deeply influenced Hong's study from an early age." Her third son, Hong Hyeon-ju, married

Princess Sukseon Princess Sukseon (; 11 April 1793 – 7 June 1836) was the daughter of King Jeongjo of Joseon and Royal Noble Consort Su of the Bannam Park clan, and the only surviving sibling of Sunjo of Joseon. Biography Early life Princess Sukseon was ...

, the only daughter of King

Jeongjo of Joseon Jeongjo (; 28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800), personal name Yi San (), sometimes called Jeongjo the Great (), was the 22nd monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Crown Prince Sado and Lady Hyegyŏng, and succeede ...

, who herself is known for inventing

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, i.e. the diced radish kimchi.

References

1753 births 1823 deaths Korean women poets 18th-century Korean women writers 18th-century Korean poets 19th-century Korean women writers 19th-century Korean poets {{Korea-bio-stub