An Hyang

An Hyang
Portrait of An Hyang, held by Sosu Seowon, Yeongju, North Gyeongsang
An Hyang
Hangul
안향
Hanja
安珦
RRAn Hyang
MRAn Hyang
Art name
Hangul
회헌
Hanja
晦軒
RRHoeheon
MRHoehŏn
Courtesy name
Hangul
사온
Hanja
士蘊
RRSaon
MRSaon
Posthumous name
Hangul
문성
Hanja
文成
RRMunseong
MRMunsŏng

An Hyang (Korean: 안향; Hanja: 安珦; 1243 – 12 September 1306), also known as An Yu (안유; 安裕), was a leading Confucian scholar born in Yeongju in present-day South Korea, and was from the Sunheung An clan. He is considered the founder of Neo-Confucianism in Korea, introducing Song Confucianism to the Goryeo kingdom. An Hyang visited China, transcribing the works of Zhu Xi and bringing his copy and portraits of Confucius and Zhu Xi to Korea to use in his revitalization of Confucianism. He strove to replace Buddhism with Confucianism.

There is a portrait of him at the Sosu Seowon, which was built as a memorial to the scholar. There is also a statue of him on Banya-san in Nonsan.