About Choe Seok-jeong
Lived 1646 – 1715 (aged 69). Choe Seok-jeong was a Korean official, mathematician and writer.
Choi Seok-jeong (; 1646–1715) was a Korean politician and mathematician in the Joseon period of Korea.
He published the Gusuryak in 1700, the first known literature on Latin squares, predating Leonhard Euler by at least 67 years. He also invented the hexagonal tortoise problem. Choi was a member of the Jeonju Choe clan.
Choi Seok-jeong Award The Choi Seok-jeong Award was created in 2021 to recognize those who develop or spread mathematics. Spelling of laureates' names matches their Wikipedia page, if it exists, the remainder uses Revised Romanization of Korean.
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Who was Choe Seok-jeong?
mathematician and politician of Korea
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Choe Seok-jeong was born on 2 July 1646 in Chopyeong-myeon.
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Choe Seok-jeong died on 6 December 1715 in Chopyeong-myeon.
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Choe Seok-jeong was an official, mathematician and writer.
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Choe Seok-jeong was Korean.
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