Yi Ch'ae

Yi Ch'ae (; 1616 – 1684) was a mid-Joseon Confucian writer, known for compiling the Tonggyŏng chapki with Gyeongju magistrate, Min Chu-myŏn.

Biography Yi Ch'ae was born in 1616 in Yangdong, Gyeongju, as the son of gentlemen for escort service Yi Kyo , of the Yeoju Yi clan, and his wife, Lady Chŏng, of the Hadong Chŏng clan. His art name was Mongam and his courtesy name was Sŏgo. At the age of 8 or 9, he learned how to write from his grand-uncle, Yi Ŭi-hwal . In 1631, , as magistrate of Gyeongju, met the 15-year-old Yi Ch'ae and was impressed by his scholarly talents, marrying his granddaughter to Yi.

In 1666, Yi Ch'ae would pass the licentiate examinations. In 1669, Yi would compile a local gazetteer, the Tonggyŏng chapki , or the Miscellaneous Records of the Eastern Capital, with Gyeongju magistrate, Min Chu-myŏn .

In 1683, Yi fell ill and died the following year in 1684.