Background
He was born and died in Gyeongju, then the capital of Gyeongsang province.
He was born and died in Gyeongju, then the capital of Gyeongsang province.
A scion of the Yeoju Yi clan, he passed the literary section of the gwageo in 1514 and entered government service. He was twice expelled from service and then re-hired due to factional strife. He was exiled after Fourth Literati Purge of 1545.
He spent the intervening periods teaching on Jaok Mountain in Gyeongju.
After his death, the Oksan Seowon was erected on Jaok Mountain to venerate his memory. lieutenant still stands today in Angang-eup, Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang, South of Korea.
Yi Eonjeok (Korean)
Yi Eonjeok (Korean)
Yi Eonjeok (Korean).
Like most intellectuals from Gyeongsang in this period, he was a member of the Sarim faction.