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Hong Daeyong
Korean scholar (1731–1783) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.
Hong Daeyong (Korean: 홍대용; Hanja: 洪大容; 12 May 1731 – 17 November 1783), art name Damheon (담헌; 湛軒; lit. Relaxed House), was a philosopher, astronomer and mathematician of the late Joseon Kingdom.
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Born | (1731-05-12)12 May 1731 |
Died | 17 November 1783(1783-11-17) (aged 52) Hanseong, Joseon |
Nationality | Joseon |
Other names | Damheon |
Notable work | Books of Relaxed House |
Region | Korean Confucianism |
School | Silhak |
Notable ideas | Earth's rotation, Anti-Anthropocentrism |
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Hong was an early leader of the Profitable Usage and Benefiting the People (이용후생파; 利用厚生派; Iyong Husaeng-pa) school of thought. It worked to promote the industrialization of his country and the development of trade by positively introducing Western technologies to Joseon Korea. Hong was a friend of Park Ji-won, who was another leader of the Profitable Usage school.[1]