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Kim Jeong-ho
| Kim Jeong-ho | |
|---|---|
| Korean Name | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jeong-ho |
| McCune-Reischauer | Kim Chŏng-ho |
| Hangul | 김정호 |
| Hanja | 金正浩 |
| Courtesy Name (Pen Name) | |
| Revised Romanization | Gosanja |
| McCune-Reischauer | Kosanja |
| Hangul | 고산자 |
| Hanja | 古山子 |
| Vital Statistics | |
| Born | 1804 |
| Died | 1866 |
Kim Jeong-ho (pen name Gosanja; 1804-1866) was a Korean geographer. He literally walked the entire length and breadth of the Korean peninsula, through mountain and valley, in order to research and compile his magnum opus, the Daedong Yeojido, a map of Korea that was published in 1861.
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