Jeong Inji

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Jeong Inji
Hangul 정인지
Hanja 鄭麟趾
Revised Romanization Jeong Inji
McCune-Reischauer Chǒng Inji

Jeong Inji (1396-1478) was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar and government minister. During the reign of Sejong the Great, he was vice-minister of education.

He is perhaps best-known for having written the postscript of the Hunmin Jeongeum Haerye, the commentary on and explanation of the Hangul invented by Sejong in 1443. He also contributed to the Goryeo-sa, the official history of Korea, and the Yongbi Eocheon-ga.