Disciple of Yi Hwang who placed first twice in civil examinations and served as Governor of Gangwon; pen name Goam (not the actress of the same name)
| Life | 1531 ~ 1589 |
| Era | 조선 중기 |
| Clan | 나주 정씨 |
Jeong Yun-hui (丁胤禧, 1531-1589) was a mid-Joseon civil official from Naju, with courtesy name Gyeongseok and pen names Goam or Sunam. He was a great-grandson of Jeong Su-gang, grandson of Jeong Ok-hyeong and son of Left Consultant Jeong Eung-du; his mother was a daughter of Magistrate Song Chung-se. He is recorded as a disciple of Yi Hwang (Toegye) and is a different person from the actress Jeong Yun-hui.
According to the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture he placed first in both the licentiate and the classics examinations in 1552 (7th year of Myeongjong) and placed first in the 1556 royal-visit civil examination, becoming a Hongmungwan staff member. He served as remonstrator, Military Section Secretary, compiler, inspector, Assistant Proofreader and Senior Secretary of Personnel, and in 1560 was granted sabbatical study (sagadokseo). In 1566 he again placed first in the mid-career civil examination (jungsi), a distinctive record.
He was a Panggyeolsa in 1567 and then served several years as a local magistrate. In 1578, when he was Magistrate of Namyang, the Gyeonggi governor asked for his dismissal over heavy public-works demands, but the king's consideration limited the penalty to a reprimand. He later served as Magistrate of Jangdan and as Councillor of Rites and Taxation, was sent out as Governor of Gangwon in 1588, and died after returning to court in 1589.
He was admired for his prose, especially parallel-prose (saryukmun), and for a time compiled many books for the Hongmungwan and the Office of Royal Decrees. His work is the Goamjip (Goam yugo). The association's exam list records that his sons Jeong Ho-gyeong and Jeong Ho-seong both passed the licentiate examination in 1589.
The encyclopedia's chronology lists first place in both licentiate examinations in 1552, the 1556 royal-visit civil examination and the 1566 mid-career examination. This is a distinctive record of repeated top placings.
The encyclopedia lists him as a disciple of Yi Hwang. The period of study and specific associations were not confirmed in the sources used here.
In 1578 the Gyeonggi governor requested his dismissal as Magistrate of Namyang over heavy public-works demands, but the king's consideration limited the matter to a reprimand, a sign of the labour-levy issues he faced as local magistrate.
His youngest brother Jeong Yun-bok became Inspector-General. The association appears to call Yun-hui's descendants the Goam-gong branch and Yun-bok's the Daesaheon-gong branch, though the origin of the names should be confirmed with the clan.
The tomb location could not be confirmed here (the clan association's heritage table is unclear).
His father was Jeong Eung-du; brothers were Jeong Yun-jo, Jeong Yun-u and Jeong Yun-bok; sons included Jeong Ho-gyeong and Jeong Ho-seong.