Portrait of Yi I

Yi I

Joseon civil servant & Neo-Confucianist

Lived
1536–1584
Country
Joseon

Updated September 2026

About Yi I

Yi I was a Korean philosopher, writer, and Confucian scholar of the Joseon period. Yi is often referred to by his art name Yulgok. He was also a politician and was the academical successor of Cho Kwangjo.

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