Yi I

Yi I
Korean name
Hangul	이이
Hanja	李珥
Revised Romanization	I I
McCune–Reischauer	Yi I
Art name
Hangul	율곡
Hanja	栗谷
Revised Romanization	Yulgok
McCune–Reischauer	Yulgok
Courtesy name
Hangul	숙헌
Hanja	叔獻
Revised Romanization	Sukheon
McCune–Reischauer	Sukhŏn

Yi I (Korean: 이이; Hanja: 李珥;^[1] 1536–1584) was a Korean philosopher, writer, and Confucian scholar of the Joseon period.^[2] Yi is often referred to by his art name Yulgok ("Chestnut valley"). He was also a politician^[3] and was the academical successor of Jo Gwang-jo.