김진

Confucian scholar who built Namgye Pavilion

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Life	1527
Era	조선
Clan	통천 김씨

Life & career

Kim Jin (courtesy name Ion, pen name Namgye) was born in 1527 and passed the saengwon examination, then served as instructor at Hapcheon. In old age he returned to Duhyeon-ri in Gui-myeon, Wanju, and is said to have built Namgye Pavilion to teach pupils; writings by Go Gyeong-myeong, Jo Heon and Sin Eung-si survive there. He is introduced as the father of Kim Yeo-ryeon.

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