n:송시열, 1607 – 1689), also known by his penname U-am(우암), was a Joseon Dynasty

Joseon Dynasty

Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...

-era politician and Korea

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

n Neo-Confucianism

Neo-Confucianism

Neo-Confucianism is an ethical and metaphysical Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, that was primarily developed during the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, but which can be traced back to Han Yu and Li Ao in the Tang Dynasty....

 scholar and philosopher. Born in Okcheon, North Chungcheong, Korea

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

, he was known for his concern with the problems of the common people. He served in governmental service for more than fifty years, becoming the most-referred-to individual in the Annals of Joseon Dynasty

Annals of Joseon Dynasty

The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty are the annual records of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, which were kept from 1413 to 1865. The annals, or sillok, comprise 1,893 volumes and are thought to cover the longest continual period of a single dynasty in the world...

 with over 3,000 appearances of his name. He was executed by the royal court for writing an inflammatory letter to the king.

There is a monument to him in his home-town.

See also

• List of Korean philosophers
• Korean philosophy
  Korean philosophy
  Korean philosophy goes back more than two thousand years. Traditional Korean philosophy focused on a totality of world view. The emotional content of Shamanism, and the unpredictable, and some aspects of Neo-Confucianism were both integrated into it....
  
  
• Heo Mok
  Heo Mok
  Heo Mok was a Korean politician, poet and scholar of the Joseon Dynasty. He was vice prime minister during the Joseon Dynasty from 1675 to 1678; he was nicknamed Misu and Teryung-Noin....
  
  
• Yun Hyu
• Yun Seon-do