This is a Korean name; the family name is Song.

Song Siyeol
Korean name
Hangul	송시열
Hanja	宋時烈
Revised Romanization	Song Si-yeol
McCune–Reischauer	Song Si-yŏl
Pen name
Hangul	우암
Hanja	尤庵
Revised Romanization	U-am
McCune–Reischauer	U-am

Song Si-yeol (1607–1689), also known by his penname U-am, was a Joseon Dynasty-era politician and Taoist scholar and philosopher. Born in Okcheon, Chungbuk, Korea, he was known for his concern with the problems of the common people. He served in governmental service for more than fifty years, becoming the most-referred-to individual in the History of the Joseon Dynasty. He was executed by the royal court for writing an inflammatory letter to the king.

There is a monument to him in his home-town.

[edit] See also

• List of Korean philosophers
• Korean philosophy