Bak Jiwon (born 1737)

Park Jiwon
Born	(1737-03-05)5 March 1737 Hanseong, Joseon
Died	10 December 1805(1805-12-10) (aged 68) Hanseong, Joseon
Other names	Yeonam
Notable work	Collection of the Rock of swallow(Also called Yeonamjip), The Jehol Diary
Era	18th-century philosophy
Region	Korean Confucianism
School	Silhak

Bak Jiwon (Korean: 박지원; Hanja: 朴趾源; 1737–1805), styled Yeonam (Korean: 연암; Hanja: 燕巖, 'Rock of swallow'), was a philosopher and novelist in the late Joseon dynasty. He has been regarded as one of the greatest thinkers of the so-called "Practical Learning (silhak)" movement. Park Jiwon belonged to the "School of Profitable Usage and Benefiting the People" (Korean: 이용후생파; Hanja: 利用厚生派; RR: Iyong Husaeng-pa) to promote the industrialization of his country and the development of trade by positively introducing western technologies to Joseon Korea. Park Jiwon proposed that Joseon import advanced technologies from the Qing dynasty, and promote mercantilism.^[1]

The scholars Bak Jega, Yu Deukgong and Yi Deokmu [ko] were influenced by Park Jiwon.