Jo Sik
Jo Sik (; 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.

Biography 
Jo Sik was born in what is modern-day South Gyeongsang Province in 1501.

Family 

 Father 
 Jo Eon-hyeong ()
 Mother
 Lady Lee of the Incheon Lee clan ()
 Sibling(s)
 Unnamed older brother
 Younger sister - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan ()
 Unnamed younger brother
 Younger sister - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan ()
 Younger sister - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan ()
 Younger sister - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan ()
 Younger sister - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan ()
 Spouse
 Lady Jo of the Nampyeong Jo clan ()
 Children
 Son - Jo Cha-san (); died prematurely 
 Daughter - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan ()
 Son-in-law - Kim Haeng ()
 Granddaughter - Lady Kim of the Sangju Kim clan ()
 Grandson-in-law - Gwak Jae-woo () of the Hyeonpung Gwak clan (1552–1617)
 Concubines and their children
 Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (); daughter of Song Rin ()
 Son - Jo Cha-seok ()
 Son - Jo Cha-ma ()
 Son - Jo Cha-jeong ()
 Daughter - Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan ()
 Unnamed concubine

Works 
 Nammyeong jip (남명집 南冥集)
 Nammyeong hakgi (남명학기 南冥學記)
 Sinmeongsado (신명사도 神明舍圖)
 Pahan japgi (파한잡기 破閑雜記)
 Nammeong hakgi yupyeon (남명학기유편 南冥學記類編)
 Nammyeong ga (남명가 南冥歌)
 Gwonseonjiro ga (권선지로가 勸善指路歌)

See also 
 Yi Hwang
 Jeong Gu
 Yi I
 Seong Hon
 Yi Eonjeok

References

External links
 Nammyung Jo Sik's memorial 
 Nammyeong Jo Sik: teacher, philosopher and inspiration for the anti-Japanese resistance armies 

1501 births
1572 deaths
16th-century Korean philosophers
16th-century Korean poets
Joseon scholar-officials
Korean Confucianists
Korean male poets
Korean scholars
Neo-Confucian scholars