Chŏn Uch'i

Chŏn Uch'i
Hangul
전우치
Hanja
田禹治
RRJeon Uchi
MRChŏn Uch'i
Art name
Hangul
우사
Hanja
羽士
RRUsa
MRUsa

Chŏn Uch'i (Korean전우치; Hanja田禹治; fl. 15th and 16th centuries) was a Taoist scholar during the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He is known by many as the most prominent " historical Taoist sorcerer" in Korean history, and a representative trickster from old Korean literature. His art name was Usa (우사; 羽士), which means "featherman". Though he was a Taoist heretic, he studied Confucianism under Sŏ Kyŏngdŏk.