Kwŏn Kŭn

Kwŏn Kŭn
Hangul
권근
Hanja
權近
RRGwon Geun
MRKwŏn Kŭn
Art name
Hangul
양촌
Hanja
陽村
RRYangchon
MRYangch'on
Courtesy name
Hangul
가원, 사숙
Hanja
可遠, 思叔
RRGawon, Sasuk
MRKawŏn, Sasuk
Posthumous name
Hangul
문충
Hanja
文忠
RRMunchung
MRMunch'ung

Kwŏn Kŭn (1352 – 14 February 1409) was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar at the dawn of the Joseon period, and a student of Yi Saek. He was one of the first Neo-Confucian scholars of the Joseon dynasty, and had a lasting influence on the rise of Neo-Confucianism in Korea.