Choi Seok-jeong was a Korean politician and mathematician of the Joseon period, who lived from 1646 to 1715 and belonged to the Jeonju Choe clan. In 1700 he published the Gusuryak, the first known literature on Latin squares, predating Leonhard Euler by at least sixty-seven years. He also invented the hexagonal tortoise problem. In 2021 the Choi Seok-jeong Award was created to recognise those who develop or spread mathematics, and its laureates' names follow the Wikipedia spelling where an article exists.
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Choi Seok-jeong (Korean: 최석정; Hanja: 崔錫鼎; 1646–1715) was a Korean politician and mathematician in the Joseon period of Korea.
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Choi Seok-jeong (Korean: 최석정; Hanja: 崔錫鼎; 1646-1715) was a Korean politician and mathematician in the Joseon period of Korea.
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Choi Seok-jeong (Korean: 최석정; Hanja: 崔錫鼎; 1646-1715) was a Korean politician and mathematician in the Joseon period of Korea.
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He published the Gusuryak (Korean: 구수략; Hanja: 九數略) in 1700, the first known literature on Latin squares, predating Leonhard Euler by at least 67 years.
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He published the Gusuryak (Korean: 구수략; Hanja: 九數略) in 1700, the first known literature on Latin squares, predating Leonhard Euler by at least 67 years.
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He published the Gusuryak (Korean: 구수략; Hanja: 九數略) in 1700, the first known literature on Latin squares, predating Leonhard Euler by at least 67 years.
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