Jeong Cheol | |
Hangul | 정철 |
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Hanja | 鄭澈 |
Revised Romanization | Jeong Cheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Ch'ŏl |
Jeong Cheol (정철, 1536–1593) was a Korean statesman and poet. He used the pen-names Gyeham (계함) and Songgang(송강), and studied under Kim Yunjae at Hwanbyeokdang. He was expelled by the Easterners.
He is prominent in the gasa and the sijo, which are forms of classical Korean poetry.