Yi Chung-hwan

Korean geographer (1690–1756)

Yi Chung-hwan (Korean: 이중환; Hanja: 李重煥; 1690–1756) was a Joseon civil servant and geographer.^[1] He wrote the classic Taengniji [ko] (1751), describing places in Korea in detail,^[2]^[3] including provinces of Pyeong'an, Hamgyeong, Hwanghae, Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeolla, Chungcheong, and Gyeonggi.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Inshil Choe Yoon; Hong-key Yoon (2015). "Yi Chung-hwan 1690-1756". In Patrick H. Armstrong; Geoffrey Martin (eds.). Geographers. Biobibliographical Studies. Vol. 21. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4742-2683-7.
^ Yi Chung-hwan; Inshil Choe Yoon (2018). A Place to Live: A New Translation of Yi Chung-hwan's T'aengniji, the Korean Classic for Choosing Settlements. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824877606.
^ "택리지(擇里志)". Yoksa.aks.ac.kr (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 27 January 2019.