Song Si-yeol

Song Siyeol (Korean: 송시열, Hanja: 宋時烈, 30 December 1607 - 19 July 1689), also known by his pennames Uam (우암) and Ujae (우재) or by the honorific Songja (Korean: 송자, Hanja: 宋子), was a Joseon statesman and a Neo-Confucian scholar and philosopher. Born in Okcheon, North Chungcheong, he was known for his concern with the problems of the common people. He served in governmental service for more than fifty years, and his name features over 3,000 times in the Annals of Joseon Dynasty, the greatest frequency that any individual is mentioned. He was executed by the royal court for writing an inflammatory letter to the king. There is a monument to him in his hometown. He is also known as the calligrapher who inscribed an epitaph (Chungyeolmyobi Takboncheop) in dedication of Admiral Yi Sunsin, which is preserved at the Chungryeolsa Shrine (historical site No. 236).

Song Si-yeol
Korean name
Hangul	송시열
Hanja	宋時烈
Revised Romanization	Song Siyeol
McCune–Reischauer	Song Siyŏl
Pen name
Hangul	우암, 우재, 교산노부, 남간노수, 화양동주
Hanja	尤庵, 尤齋, 橋山老夫, 南澗老叟, 華陽洞主
Revised Romanization	Uam, Ujae, Gyosannobu, Namgannosu, Hwayangdongju
McCune–Reischauer	Uam, Ujae, Kyosannobu, Namgannosu, Hwayangdongju
Courtesy name
Hangul	영보, 성뢰, 성래
Hanja	英甫, 聖來, 聖賚
Revised Romanization	Yeongbo, Seongroe, Seongrae
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏngbo, Sŏngrae, Sŏngroe
Posthumous name
Hangul	문정
Hanja	文正
Revised Romanization	Munjeong
McCune–Reischauer	Munjŏng