Cho Sik

Cho Sik
Hangul
조식
Hanja
曺植
RRJo Sik
MRCho Sik
Art name
Hangul
남명
Hanja
南冥
RRNammyeong
MRNammyŏng
Courtesy name
Hangul
건중
Hanja
楗仲
RRGeonjung
MRKŏnjung
Posthumous name
Hangul
문정
Hanja
文貞
RRMunjeong
MRMunjŏng

Cho Sik (Korean조식; 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

Cho Sik was born in what is modern-day South Gyeongsang Province in 1501.

Family

  • Father
    • Cho Ŏnhyŏng (조언형; 曺彦亨)
  • Mother
  • Sibling(s)
    • Unnamed older brother
    • Younger sister - Lady Cho of the Changnyeong Cho clan (창녕 조씨; 昌寧 曺氏)
    • Unnamed younger brother
    • Younger sister - Lady Cho of the Changnyeong Cho clan (창녕 조씨; 昌寧 曺氏)
    • Younger sister - Lady Cho of the Changnyeong Cho clan (창녕 조씨; 昌寧 曺氏)
    • Younger sister - Lady Cho of the Changnyeong Cho clan (창녕 조씨; 昌寧 曺氏)
    • Younger sister - Lady Cho of the Changnyeong Cho clan (창녕 조씨; 昌寧 曺氏)
  • Spouse
    • Lady Cho of the Nampyeong Cho clan (남평 조씨; 南平 曺氏)
  • Children
    • Son - Cho Ch'asan (조차산; 曺次山); died prematurely
    • Daughter - Lady Cho of the Changnyeong Cho 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 - Kwak Chaeu of the Hyeonpung Kwak clan (1552–1617)
  • Concubines and their children
    • Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨); daughter of Song Rin (송린)
      • Son - Cho Ch'asŏk (조차석; 曺次石)
      • Son - Cho Ch'ama (조차마; 曺次磨)
      • Son - Cho Ch'ajŏng (조차정; 曺次矴)
      • Daughter - Lady Cho of the Changnyeong Cho clan (창녕 조씨; 昌寧 曺氏)
    • Unnamed concubine

Works

  • Nammyŏng chip (남명집; 南冥集)
  • Nammyŏng hakgi (남명학기; 南冥學記)
  • Sinmyŏng sado (신명사도; 神明舍圖)
  • P'ahan chapgi (파한잡기; 破閑雜記)
  • Nammyŏng hakki yup'yŏn (남명학기유편; 南冥學記類編)
  • Nammyŏng ka (남명가; 南冥歌)
  • Kwŏnsŏnjiro ka (권선지로가; 勸善指路歌)

See also

References