Yi Hwang was born in Ongye-ri, Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, in 1501. He belonged to the Jinbo Yi clan, and was the youngest son among eight children. A child prodigy, he learned the Analects of Confuciusfrom

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Yi Hwang was the author of many books on Confucianism. He followed the dualistic Neo-Confucianism teachings of Chu Hsi, which views i (Chinese "li") and gi (Chinese "qi") as the forces of foundation of the universe. Yi Hwang placed emphasis on the i, the

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These are some of Yi Hwang's published writings:
• 1599 — 退溪全書
• 1681 — The Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning (hangul: 성학십도, hanja: 聖學十圖)

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• Father: Yi-Sik (12 September 1463 - 13 June 1502) (이식)
• Mother:
Wives and their issue(s):
1. Lady, of the Gimhae Heo clan (1502 - 1528) (부인 김해 허씨)
2. Lady, of the Andong Gwon clan

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• List of Korean philosophers
• Yi I
• Neo-Confucianism

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• To become a sage, translation of Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning, Michael C. Kalton, Columbia University Press, 1988.
• Cyber Dosan Seowon,

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Toegyero, a street in central Seoul, is named after him, and he is depicted on the South Korean 1,000 won note. The Taekwondo pattern Toi-Gye was named in honor of Yi Hwang.
Many institutes and university research departments devoted to Yi

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