Hong Dae-yong [SEP] date of death
Hong Daeyong
Hong Daeyong (; 12 May 1731 – 17 November 1783), styled Damheon (, "Relaxed house") was a philosopher, astronomer and mathematician of the late Joseon Kingdom. Hong was an early leader of the "Profitable Usage and Benefiting the People" () school of thought. It worked to promote the industrialization of his country and the development of trade by positively introducing Western technologies to Joseon Korea. Hong was a friend of Park Ji-won, who was another leader of the "Profitable Usage
this family name:
- Sin Cha Hong, avant-garde dancer (born 1943)
- Hong Dae-yong, Silhak scholar
- Francis Hong Yong-ho, Roman Catholic bishop of Pyongyang
- Gene Hong, Korean American actor, producer, and screenwriter
- Hong Gildong (character), fictitious character
- Hong Gyeong-nae (1771–1812), a leader of a farmer's revolt during Joseon Dynasty
- Hong Hei-Kyung (born 1959), Korean-American operatic soprano.