Jo Sik Explained

Hangul:조식
Rr:Jo Sik
Mr:Cho Sik
Hangulja:건중
Rrja:Geonjung
Mrja:Kŏnjung
Hangulho:남명
Hanjaho:南冥
Rrho:Nammyeong
Mrho:Nammyŏng
Hangulph:문정
Hanjaph:文貞
Rrph:Munjeong
Mrph:Munjŏng

Jo Sik (; July 10, 1501 – February 21, 1572) was a Korean philosopher, poet, and politician during the Joseon 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.

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