A late-Goryeo civil official and scholar (art name Hoeheon), the progenitor of Neo-Confucianism in Korea
| Life | 1243 ~ 1306 |
| Era | 고려 |
| Clan | 순흥 안씨 |
An Hyang (1243–1306), born An Yu and known by his pen name Hoeheon, was a late-Goryeo scholar-official who introduced Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism from Yuan China and is revered as the founder of Korean Neo-Confucianism.
He established a scholarship fund, the Seomhakjeon, to cultivate talent and promote national education, and in 1319 became the first Korean scholar enshrined in the Confucian Munmyo shrine.
In 1543 the magistrate of Punggi, Ju Se-bung, built Baegundong Seowon in his honor, and in 1549 it was granted a royal charter as Sosu Seowon at the request of the scholar Yi Hwang, becoming Korea's first royally chartered private academy. An Hyang is a leading figure of the Sunheung An clan.