Song Si-yeol

This is a Korean name; the family name is Song.
Song Si-yeol
Korean name
Hangul 송시열
Hanja 宋時烈
Revised Romanization Song Si-yeol
McCune–Reischauer Song Si-yŏl
Pen name
Hangul 우암, 우재, 교산노부, 남간노수, 화양동주
Hanja 尤庵, 尤齋, 橋山老夫, 南澗老叟, 華陽洞主
Revised Romanization U-am, U-jae, Kyosannobu, Namganrosoo, Hwayangdongjoo
McCune–Reischauer U-am, U-jae, Kyosannobu, Namgannosu, Hwayangdongju
Courtesy name
Hangul 영보, 성뢰, 성래
Hanja 英甫, 聖來, 聖賚
Revised Romanization Yeongbo, Sungrae, Sungrwoi
McCune–Reischauer Yeongbo, Soengrae, Seongrwoi
Posthumous name
Hangul 문정
Hanja 文正
Revised Romanization Munjeong
McCune–Reischauer Munjŏng

Song Si-yeol (Korean: 송시열, Hanja: 宋時烈, 30 December 1607 - 19 July 1689), also known by his pennames U-am (우암) and U-jae (우재) or by the honorific Songja (Korean: 송자, Hanja: 宋子), was a Joseon statesman and a Neo-Confucian scholar and philosopher. Born in Okcheon, North Chungcheong, he was known for his concern with the problems of the common people. He served in governmental service for more than fifty years, and his name features over 3,000 times in the Annals of Joseon Dynasty, the greatest frequency that any individual is mentioned. He was executed by the royal court for writing an inflammatory letter to the king. There is a monument to him in his hometown. He is also known as the calligrapher who inscribed an epitaph (Chungyeolmyobi Takboncheop) in dedication of Admiral Yi Sun-sin, which is preserved at the Chungyeolsa Shrine (historical site No. 236).

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