Choi Seok-jeong


Choi Seok-jeong was a Korean politician and mathematician in the Joseon period of Korea.
He published the Gusuryak in 1700, the first known literature on Latin squares, predating Leonhard Euler by at least 67 years. He also invented the hexagonal tortoise problem. Choi was a member of the Jeonju Choe clan.

Choi Seok-jeong Award

The Choi Seok-jeong Award was created in 2021 to recognize those who develop or spread mathematics. Spelling of laureates' names matches their Wikipedia page, if it exists, the remainder uses Revised Romanization of Korean.
YearLaureatesAffiliation
2021Kim Jae Kyoung
Im Seonhui
Song Hongyeop
KAIST/Institute for Basic Science
Seoul National University
Yonsei University
2022Kang Myeongju
Oum Sang-il
Hwang Hyeongju
Seoul National University
KAIST/Institute for Basic Science
POSTECH
2023Kim Jongam
Ye Jongcheol
Kim Sanghyeon
Seoul National University
KAIST
Korea Institute for Advanced Study
2024Shin Jin-woo
Ha Seungyeol
Lee Ki-hyung
KAIST
Seoul National University
KAOS Foundation
2025Lee Seung-hyuk
Park Cheol-woo
Park Ki-hyun
Seoul National University
KAIST
Hanshin University