Philosophy:U Tak

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Short description: Korean Confucian scholar
U Tak
Pen name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBaekun or Danam
McCune–ReischauerPaekun or Tanam
Courtesy name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCheonjang or Takbo
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏnchang or T'akpo

U Tak (Korean우탁; Hanja禹倬, 1262-1342), also known as Woo Tak, was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar and philosopher during Korea’s Goryeo dynasty. He was also commonly known as Yeokdong Seonsaeng (Korean역동선생; Hanja易東先生). His pen names were Baekun and Danam, his courtesy names were Cheonjang and Takbo, and his posthumous name was Moonhee. [1] U Tak helped spread Neo-Confucianism, which had come from the Yuan dynasty, in Korea.[2][3] He was a disciple of the Neo-Confucian scholar, An Hyang. [4]

U Tak belonged to the Danyang Woo clan. He was the 7th generation descendant of the Danyang Woo clan's founding ancestor, U Hyeon. U had two sons, U Won-gwang (Korean우원광; Hanja禹元光) and U Won-myeong (Korean우원명; Hanja禹元明).[5] U Tak is considered as the ancestor of the Moonheegong branch (Korean문희공파; Hanja文僖公派) of the Danyang Woo clan.

U Tak was a respected scholar and centuries after his death, a Joseon Confucian scholar, Yi Hwang, helped to establish the Yeokdong Seowon in honor of U Tak in 1570. [3][6]

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