Lee Gawon[1917-2000], also known as Yeonmin, was great Sino scholar, Korean literature scholar who stood for our contury. He was not only great scholar, but also writer who could freely write Chinese classic sentences.
He was born with excellent talen...
Lee Gawon[1917-2000], also known as Yeonmin, was great Sino scholar, Korean literature scholar who stood for our contury. He was not only great scholar, but also writer who could freely write Chinese classic sentences.
He was born with excellent talents, and devoted himself to studies from six years old. He has accept best education from his elders of family, in account of this education he could inherit his studies handed down in the family. In addition to that, he was presented with academic guidance from his wife's family and mother's family.
From twenty three years old, he had terminated studies in his hometown, and had moved to Seoul. from that time he continued to study at Myunglyun special school, at this period, he had studied classics setting Sangang and Widang as the masters, so his appreciation was amplified. At that time, Sangang and Widang were the best scholars in our country. Yeonmin has met Kimtaejun who majored in Chinese literature and made Yeonmin make up his mind to write Korean classics history. Yeonmin had known great Confucian Hagyumjin by corresponding letters and had been educated the right path of classics study.
During study period in Myunglyun special school, Yeonmin had read many Chinese books for instance the Four Collections therefore his study was more deep and wide. Later he had first written Chinese literature history owing to his stock of knowledge in this period.
Yeonmin was great scholar and poet who has taught student at university, he had written one hundred sort books, 2500 prose and 2000 poems. Besides, he administered the academic society like Sino literary society of Korea, Sino literature educational society of Korea, had lead younger scholars, had made academic climate.
As a leader of Confucian scholars, he has been the chairman of confucian center committee, Dosan classical academy, Juksu classical academy, Simgok classical academy.
Yeonmin had been born the period when Korean classical study was robbed by Japan or Western nations, he had contributed much to the settlement and development of traditional study.
He had studied Korean classics macroscopically, so he could write The history of Korean classics in Sino, and Korean history of literature. On the other hand, he had studied innovative scholars like Heo gyun, Pakjiwon, also he had studied Taegye's study, because Taegye's study was the study of his family.
His prose written in Sino character had received many eulogies from many great scholars no matter what nation he belongs to.