U Tak

Short description: Korean Confucian scholar

U Tak

Pen name
Hangul|

백운 or 단암

Hanja|

白雲 or 丹巖

Revised Romanization| Baekun or Danam
McCune–Reischauer| Paekun or Tanam
Courtesy name
Hangul|

천장 or 탁보

Hanja|

天章 or 卓甫

Revised Romanization| Cheonjang or Takbo
McCune–Reischauer| Ch'ŏnchang or T'akpo

U Tak (Korean: 우탁; Hanja: 禹倬, 1262-1342), also known as Woo Tak, was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar and philosopher during Korea’s Goryeo dynasty. He was also commonly known as Yeokdong Seonsaeng (Korean: 역동선생; Hanja: 易東先生). His pen names were Baekun and Danam, his courtesy names were Cheonjang and Takbo, and his posthumous name was Moonhee. [1] U Tak helped spread Neo-Confucianism, which had come from the Yuan dynasty, in Korea.[2][3] He was a disciple of the Neo-Confucian scholar, An Hyang. [4]

U Tak belonged to the Danyang Woo clan. He was the 7th generation descendant of the Danyang Woo clan's founding ancestor, U Hyeon. U had two sons, U Won-gwang (Korean: 우원광; Hanja: 禹元光) and U Won-myeong (Korean: 우원명; Hanja: 禹元明).[5] U Tak is considered as the ancestor of the Moonheegong branch (Korean: 문희공파; Hanja: 文僖公派) of the Danyang Woo clan.

U Tak was a respected scholar and centuries after his death, a Joseon Confucian scholar, Yi Hwang, helped to establish the Yeokdong Seowon in honor of U Tak in 1570. [3][6]

## See also

* An Hyang
* Danyang Woo clan

## References

1. ↑ "우탁[禹倬,1262~1342"] (in ko). http://www.doopedia.co.kr/doopedia/master/master.do?_method=view&MAS_IDX=101013000763847.
2. ↑ "우탁(禹倬) - 한국민족문화대백과사전". https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0040148.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Service (KOCIS), Korean Culture and Information. "Andong: photos of history, heritage". http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Travel/view?articleId=135830.
4. ↑ Jin, Xi-de (1987). "The "Four-Seven Debate" and the School of Principle in Korea". Philosophy East and West 37 (4): 347–360. doi:10.2307/1399027. ISSN 0031-8221.
5. ↑ 丹陽禹氏文僖公派世譜(단양우씨문희공파세보).
6. ↑ "Yeokdongseowon Confucian Academy (역동서원)". http://tour.gb.go.kr/en/page.do?mnu_uid=298&con_uid=21473&cmd=2.

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