Jo Sik

In this Korean name, the family name is Jo.

Jo Sik
Hangul	조식
Hanja	曺植
RR	Jo Sik
MR	Cho Sik
Art name
Hangul	남명
Hanja	南冥
RR	Nammyeong
MR	Nammyŏng
Courtesy name
Hangul	건중
Hanja	楗仲
RR	Geonjung
MR	Kŏnjung
Posthumous name
Hangul	문정
Hanja	文貞
RR	Munjeong
MR	Munjŏng

Jo Sik (Korean: 조식; Hanja: 曺植; 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.

Family

• Father
  • Jo Eon-hyeong (조언형; 曺彦亨)
• Mother
  • Lady Lee of the Incheon Lee clan (인천 이씨)
• Sibling(s)
  • Unnamed older brother
  • Younger sister - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan (창녕 조씨; 昌寧 曺氏)
  • Unnamed younger brother
  • Younger sister - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan (창녕 조씨; 昌寧 曺氏)
  • Younger sister - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan (창녕 조씨; 昌寧 曺氏)
  • Younger sister - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan (창녕 조씨; 昌寧 曺氏)
  • Younger sister - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan (창녕 조씨; 昌寧 曺氏)
• Spouse
  • Lady Jo of the Nampyeong Jo clan (남평 조씨; 南平 曺氏)
• Children
  • Son - Jo Cha-san (조차산; 曺次山); died prematurely
  • Daughter - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan (창녕 조씨; 昌寧 曺氏)
    • Son-in-law - Kim Haeng (김행; 金行)
      • Granddaughter - Lady Kim of the Sangju Kim clan (상주 김씨; 尙州 金氏)
        • Grandson-in-law - Gwak Jae-woo (곽재우; 郭再祐) of the Hyeonpung Gwak clan (1552–1617)
• Concubines and their children
  • Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨); daughter of Song Rin (송린)
    • Son - Jo Cha-seok (조차석; 曺次石)
    • Son - Jo Cha-ma (조차마; 曺次磨)
    • Son - Jo Cha-jeong (조차정; 曺次矴)
    • Daughter - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan (창녕 조씨; 昌寧 曺氏)
  • Unnamed concubine

Works

• Nammyeong jip (남명집 南冥集)
• Nammyeong hakgi (남명학기 南冥學記)
• Sinmeongsado (신명사도 神明舍圖)
• Pahan japgi (파한잡기 破閑雜記)
• Nammeong hakgi yupyeon (남명학기유편 南冥學記類編)
• Nammyeong ga (남명가 南冥歌)
• Gwonseonjiro ga (권선지로가 勸善指路歌)

See also

• Yi Hwang
• Jeong Gu
• Yi I
• Seong Hon
• Yi Ŏnjŏk

External links

• Nammyung Jo Sik's memorial (in Korean)
• Nammyeong Jo Sik: teacher, philosopher and inspiration for the anti-Japanese resistance armies (in English)