Choi Seok-jeong 최석정 | |
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Chief State Councillor | |
In office 5 May 1705 – 24 April 1710 | |
Preceded by | Sin Wan |
Succeeded by | Yi Yeo |
In office 27 March 1703 – 29 July 1703 | |
Preceded by | Seo Mun-jung |
Succeeded by | Sin Wan |
In office 24 July 1701 – 31 October 1701 | |
Preceded by | Seo Mun-jung |
Succeeded by | Seo Mun-jung |
Left State Councillor | |
In office 12 April 1699 – 16 July 1699 | |
Preceded by | Yi Se-baek |
Succeeded by | Seo Mun-jung |
Right State Councillor | |
In office 3 April 1697 – 13 July 1698 | |
Preceded by | Seo Mun-jung |
Succeeded by | Yi Se-baek |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 July 1646 |
Died | 6 December 1715 | (aged 69)
Spouse | Lady Yi Gyeong-eok of the Yi clan |
Children | Choe Chang-dae (son) |
Parents |
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Choi Seok-jeong | |
Hangul | 최석정 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Ch'oe Seok-jeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Choi Sŏk-ch'ŏng |
Art name | |
Hangul | 존와, 명곡 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jonwa, Myeonggok |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'onwa, Myŏngkok |
Childhood name | |
Hangul | 석만 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Seokman |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏkman |
Courtesy name | |
Hangul | 여시, 여화 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yeosi, Yeohwa |
McCune–Reischauer | Yŏsi, Yŏhwa |
Posthumous name | |
Hangul | 문정 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Munjeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Munch'ŏng |
Choi Seok-jeong ( Korean: 최석정; Hanja: 崔錫鼎; 1646–1715) was a Korean politician and mathematician in the Joseon period of Korea.
He published the Gusuryak ( Korean: 구수략; Hanja: 九數略) in 1700, [1] the first known literature on Latin squares, [2] predating Leonhard Euler by at least 67 years. [3] [4] He also invented the hexagonal tortoise problem. [5] Choi was a member of the Jeonju Choe clan.
The Choi Seok-jeong Award was created in 2021 to recognize those who develop or spread mathematics. [6] Spelling of laureates' names matches their Wikipedia page, if it exists, the remainder used Revised Romanization of Korean with the Korean Romanization Converter of Al Lab and Narainfotech.
Year | Laureates | Affiliation |
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2021 [7] |
Kim Jae Kyoung Im Seonhui Song Hongyeop |
KAIST/
Institute for Basic Science Seoul National University Yonsei University |
2022 [8] | Kang Myeongju Oum Sang-il Hwang Hyeongju |
Seoul National University KAIST/Institute for Basic Science POSTECH |
2023 | Kim Jongam Ye Jongcheol Kim Sanghyeon |
Seoul National University KAIST Korea Institute for Advanced Study |
'올해의 최석정상' (Choi Seok-jeong award in this year) is named after Choi, Seok-jeong who was a Korean politician and mathematician in the Joseon period of Korea. This award was established 2021 to give mathematicians credit for developing and applying mathematics or spreading mathematics culture.