Hong, Tae-yong, 1731-1783

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Name (Latin)
Hong, Tae-yong, 1731-1783
Other forms of name
Hong, Tam-hŏn, 1731-1783
Hong, Tamhŏn, 1731-1783
Kō, Daiyō, 1731-1783
Kō, Taiyō, 1731-1783
Date of birth
1731-05-12
Date of death
1783-11-17
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 62939013
Wikidata: Q5894051
Library of congress: n 84027236
Sources of Information
  • OCLC, June 17, 2020(access point: 洪 大容, 1731-1783 = 홍 대용, 1731-1783 = Hong, Tae-yong, 1731-1783; usage: 洪 大容 = Hong Tae-yong)
  • Kim, T.J. Hong Tae-yong kwa kŭ ŭi sidae, 1982:t.p. (Hong Tae-yong) p. 269, etc. (b. 3-1-1731; d. 10-22-1783)
  • Kim, T.J. Hong Tae-yong pʻyŏngjŏn, 1987:t.p. (Hong Tae-yong) p. 2 (h. Tamhŏn)
  • Kim, T.J. Kyogaku kara jitsugaku e, 1988:t.p. (in subtitle: Hong Tae-yong; Japanese r: Kō Daiyō; Kō Taiyō)
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Wikipedia description:

Hong Taeyong (Korean: 홍대용; Hanja: 洪大容; 12 May 1731 – 17 November 1783), art name Tamhŏn (담헌; 湛軒; lit. 'Relaxed House'), was a philosopher, astronomer and mathematician of the late Joseon Kingdom. Hong was an early leader of the Profitable Usage and Benefiting the People (이용후생파; 利用厚生派; Iyong Husaengpa) school of thought. It worked to promote the industrialization of his country and the development of trade by positively introducing Western technologies to Joseon Korea. Hong was a friend of Pak Chiwŏn, who was another leader of the Profitable Usage school.

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