Jo Sik

Jo 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

Jo Sik (Korean: 조식; 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.