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Chŏng Ku
Overview
Chŏng Ku (Korean: 정구; Hanja: 鄭逑; 9 July 1543 – 5 January 1620) was a Korean historian, philosopher, poet, and politician of the Joseon period. He learned from the Korean scholars Yi Hwang from 1563 to 1573 and Cho Sik from 1566 to 1573. A key figure of the Neo-Confucian literati, he established the Yeongnam School and set up the Paengmaewŏn (백매원, 百梅園), a private Confucian academy. His pen names were Hangang (한강; 寒岡) and Hoeyŏnyain (회연야인; 檜淵野人), and courtesy name was Toga (도가; 道可) and Kabo (가보; 可父).
He was the ideological successor of Yi Hwang and Cho Sik, moral support of Namin faction and Bokin faction. His masters were Hŏ Mok, Yun Hyu, and Yun Sŏndo. There was a conflict called the Yesong Controversy (예송논쟁) then polemic of the Namin faction. He came from the Jinju Jeong clan (진주 정씨; 晉州 鄭氏).
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Place in the tradition
Part of Neo-Confucianism.