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Introduction

Yu Kilchun (1856–1914) has been in the spotlight from early on as a member of the Enlightenment Party who left a considerable body of written works. His major work was Sŏyu kyŏnmun (Observations on a journey to the West), which was completed in the spring of 1889 and published in April 1895. Many studies on Yu Kilchun have focused on Sŏyu kyŏnmun and the formation of his ideologies. Studies on his later years include a paper on his educational activities and Hansŏngbuminhoe (Society of Seoul residents), which has not received a lot of attention, and those that attempted to understand even his later years in light of Sŏyu kyŏnmun. However, it is now necessary to approach and examine Yu Kilchun from a new perspective.¹

One of the topics that has been examined to a limited extent was his circle of friends. Studies on this topic have pointed out that Yu Kilchun studied under Pak Kyusu, Kim Okkyun, Kang Wi, O Kyŏngsŏk, and Min Yŏngik in his adolescence² and the process of the formation of his ideology was influenced by Fukuzawa Yukichi (福澤諭吉) during his studies in Japan.³ A former study emphasized the relationship between Yu and Edward Sylvester Morse in connection with the theory of social evolution.⁴ Aside from these studies, no other studi

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