Yu Sang

Yu Sang (柳瑺, apparently also 柳尙 and 柳相,^[1] 유상), alternatively Ryu Sang (류상, 1643–1723^[2]), courtesy name Yeojin (汝珍, 여진),^[3] was a royal and politician of the Korean Joseon dynasty. He was a smallpox specialist who successfully treated three Joseon kings.^[1]

In 1693, due to having cured Sukjong's smallpox, he was granted a political office. Later he became the governor of Seosan, Goyang, Hapcheon and .^[3]

His experiences with smallpox are detailed in his book, Gogeum Gyeongheom Hwalyubang (古今經驗活幼方).^[1]

Supernatural anecdotes featuring him and a divine being circulated due to his fame.^[4]

Family[]

He was a 23rd-generation descendant of the Munhwa Ryu clan.^[1] His father Yu Gyeongjib (柳景緝) served as an observation officer (觀察使, gwanchalsa).^[3] His son Yu Jungrim (柳重臨) was also a medical practitioner who also wrote the agricultural text Jeungbo sallim gyeongje.^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kim Dong-Ryul (김동율); Jo Hak-Jun (조학준) (2017). "유상의 고금경험활유방 연구" [A Study on YU Sang’s [柳瑺] Book on Smallpox, the GogeumGyeongheomHwalyubang [古今經驗活幼方]] (PDF). The Journal of Korean Medical History (in Korean). 30 (2): 119-131. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ Oh Chaekun (오재근) (2021). "조선 의관 허준의 두창 의학과 '변증(辨證)'" [Joseon physician Heo Joon’s Smallpox Medicine and ‘Syndrome differentiation (辨證)’]. Korean Journal of Medical History (in Korean). 30 (1): 35-68. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gim Sin-geun (김신근). "한국민족문화대백과사전(유상(柳瑺))" [Encyclopedia of Korean Culture: Yu Sang] (in Korean). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ Chung Myung-sub, ed. (2014). Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Literature. The National Folk Museum of Korea. p. 152. ISBN 978-89-289-0084-8.
^ Gim Sin-geun (김신근). "한국민족문화대백과사전(유중림(柳重臨))" [Encyclopedia of Korean Culture: Yu Jungrim] (in Korean). Retrieved 12 June 2021.

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[book-1] Kim Dong-Ryul (김동율); Jo Hak-Jun (조학준) (2017). "유상의 고금경험활유방 연구" [A Study on YU Sang’s [柳瑺] Book on Smallpox, the GogeumGyeongheomHwalyubang [古今經驗活幼方]] (PDF). The Journal of Korean Medical History (in Korean). 30 (2): 119-131. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[2] Oh Chaekun (오재근) (2021). "조선 의관 허준의 두창 의학과 '변증(辨證)'" [Joseon physician Heo Joon’s Smallpox Medicine and ‘Syndrome differentiation (辨證)’]. Korean Journal of Medical History (in Korean). 30 (1): 35-68. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[ency-3] Gim Sin-geun (김신근). "한국민족문화대백과사전(유상(柳瑺))" [Encyclopedia of Korean Culture: Yu Sang] (in Korean). Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[4] Chung Myung-sub, ed. (2014). Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Literature. The National Folk Museum of Korea. p. 152. ISBN 978-89-289-0084-8.

[5] Gim Sin-geun (김신근). "한국민족문화대백과사전(유중림(柳重臨))" [Encyclopedia of Korean Culture: Yu Jungrim] (in Korean). Retrieved 12 June 2021.

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