Kim Jang-saeng
Kim Jang-saeng (July 8, 1548 – August 3, 1631) was a Neo-Confucian scholar, politician, educator, and writer of Korea's Joseon period. He was the successor to the Neo-Confucian academic tradition of Yulgok Yi I and Sŏng Hon.
Kim Jang-saeng

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- 1548
- Died
- 1631
- Nationality
- Joseon
- Occupation
- poet · philosopher
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Kim Jang-saeng (July 8, 1548 – August 3, 1631) was a Neo-Confucian scholar, politician, educator, and writer of Korea's Joseon period. He was the successor to the Neo-Confucian academic tradition of Yulgok Yi I and Sŏng Hon.
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• Hangul — %김장생 • Hanja — 金長生 • Hangulja — %_희원%, %_희지 • Hanjaja — 希元, 希之 • Hangulho — %_사계 • Hanjaho — 沙溪 • Illustration — Letter of Kim Jang-saeng
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• Father • Kim Gye-hwi (1526–1582) • Mother • Lady Shin of the Pyeongsan Shin clan (1533–1618) • Siblings • Younger sister - Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan • Younger half-brother - Kim Ui-sun • Younger half-brother - Kim Yeon-sun • Younger half-brother - Kim Gyeong-sun • Younger half-brother - Kim Pyeong-sun • Younger half-sister - Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan • Younger half-sister - Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan; Kim Sang-yong's second wife • Wives and their children • Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan (1551–1586) • Son - Kim Eun • Son - Kim Jib (1574–1656) • Son - Kim Ban • Lady Kim of the Suncheon Kim clan • Unnamed concubine • 4 unnamed children
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- 1.Jae-eun Kang The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism 2006 "A pioneer of the study on family rites based on the doctrines of Zhu Xi in Joseon was Jim Jangsaeng (金長生, pen name is Sagye 沙溪, 1548–1631), who wrote Garye jimnam (家禮輯覽, Exposition of Family Rites) and belonged to the Giho ..."
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