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Korean court physician (–)

For other uses, see Heo Jun (disambiguation).

In this Korean name, the family name is Heo.

Heo Jun (Korean:&#;허준; – 9 October ) was an ancient Korean physician. He was the royal chief physician of Naeuiwon during the reign of King Seonjo and King Gwanghae of the Joseon period in Korea.^[1]

Biography

Heo Jun was born in to an affluent military family.

He was well-educated and financially secure throughout his childhood.

Heo Jun: physician of the people - PMC

Although he belonged to a wealthy and respected household, he is thought to have faced discrimination from his lineage members and other aristocrats (yangban) because he was born to a concubine. During the Joseon period, illegitimate children of aristocrats could not maintain their fathers' yangban or noble status and, instead, were considered chungins.

Chungins, or "middle people," typically referred to technicians and administrators subordinate to yangbans. While Heo's motivation to pursue medicine Hur Jun (TV series) - Wikipedia HUSO