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Yi Hwang
Korean Confucian scholar (1502 -1571) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yi Hwang (1501–1570) was a Korean Joseon Dynasty Neo-Confucianism philosopher, politician, writer, and poet.
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The name he wrote under was Toegye or Toedo. His courtesy name was Gyeongho.[1]
Toegyero, a street in central Seoul, is named after him.[2] His likeness is on the South Korean 1,000 won note.[3]