Seo Jeong-ju
Korean poet and university professor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Seo Jeong-ju (Korean: 서정주; May 18, 1915 – December 24, 2000) was a Korean poet and academic who wrote under the art name Midang (미당; lit. not yet fully grown).[1] He is widely considered one of the best poets in twentieth-century Korean literature and was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in literature.[2]
In this Korean name, the family name is Seo.
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Seo Jeong-ju | |
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Born | (1915-05-08)May 8, 1915 Gochang County, North Jeolla Province |
Died | December 24, 2000(2000-12-24) (aged 85) |
Language | Korean |
Nationality | South Korean |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 서정주 |
Hanja | 徐廷柱 |
Revised Romanization | Seo Jeong-ju |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Chŏng-ju |
Art name | |
Hangul | 미당 |
Hanja | 未堂 |
Revised Romanization | Midang |
McCune–Reischauer | Midang |
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