Scholar and disciple of Jo Sik (Nammyeong) who took part in founding Deokcheon Seowon; pen name Gakjae
| Life | 1538 ~ 1590 |
| Era | 조선 중기 |
| Clan | 진주 하씨 |
Ha Hang (1538-1590) was a mid-Joseon scholar whose ancestral seat is Jinyang (Jinju); his pen name was Gakjae. He is described as a disciple of Jo Sik (Nammyeong) who achieved real scholarly standing, and as a figure of the Nammyeong tradition coming from the line of Ha Yun-gu, uncle of Ha Ryun.
After Nammyeong's death he is mentioned as taking part in discussing the founding of Deokcheon Seowon, and a record says that in September 1589 he and twenty-three others, including Ha Su-il, toured Gongokdae to cultivate mind and body. Unlike his teacher, he took an interest in writing poetry and is credited with Neo-Confucian poems such as Seodae Paryeong.
His learning is said to have passed through his student Ha Su-il to Gyeomjae Ha Hong-do. A collected works, Gakjaeseonsaeng Munjip, survives.
Ha Hang is counted among the disciples of Jo Sik (Nammyeong), as is Ha Eung-do (Yeongmuseong), also of Jinju.
After Nammyeong's death he discussed the founding of Deokcheon Seowon and joined the Gongokdae gathering of 1589. The academy was first called Deoksan Seowon and received a royal charter in 1609.
He left the Neo-Confucian poem sequence Seodae Paryeong, and his learning passed through Ha Su-il to Ha Hong-do.
The exact tomb location was not confirmed here.
His student Ha Su-il carried on his learning.