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| Places | North Korea South Korea | |
| was | Philosopher | |
| Work field | Philosophy | |
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| Birth | 1690 | |
| Death | 1756 (aged 66 years) |
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Yi Chung-hwan (Korean: 이중환; 1690-1756) was a Korean civil servant and geographer. He wrote the classic T'aengniji (Korean: 택리지; 1751), describing places in Korea in detail, including provinces of Pyongan, Hamgyong, Hwanghae, Kangwon, Kyongsang, Cholla, Chungchong, and Kyonggi.