Choe Chung

Choe Chung (984–1068) was a Korean Confucian scholar and poet of the Haeju Choe clan during the Goryeo period. He has been called the grandfather of the Korean educational system.[1]

Choe Chung
Portrait of Choe Chung
Korean name
Hangul	최충
Hanja	崔沖
Revised Romanization	Choe Chung
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Ch'ung
Pen name
Hangul	성재, 월포, 방회재
Hanja	惺齋, 月圃, 放晦齋
Revised Romanization	Seongjae, Wolpo, Banghoejae
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏngch'ae, Wol'po, Pangh'oech'ae
Courtesy name
Hangul	호연
Hanja	浩然
Revised Romanization	Hoyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Hoyŏn