Jeong Cheol

Jeong Cheol
Hangul	정철
Hanja	鄭澈
Revised Romanization	Jeong Cheol
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Ch'ŏl

This is a Korean name; the family name is Jeong.

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.

Literary works

He is prominent in the gasa and the sijo, which are forms of classical Korean poetry.

• Gwandong Byeolgok (the Song of the Sceneries of the Gwandong).
• Samiingok (Mindful of My Seemly Lord).
• Songgang Gasa (Songgang's Prose Poetry Book).

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Korean literature
• List of Koreans
• Joseon Dynasty

Persondata
Name	Jeong, Cheol
Alternative names
Short description	Poet
Date of birth	1536
Place of birth
Date of death	1593
Place of death