오횡묵의 생애와 식물재배 기록에 대한 고찰

Abstract

In this study, it examined the research necessity on the life and compilation records of O Hoeng-mook, a figure in the era of king Gojong, and reviewed his archives under the theme of plants. O Hoeng-mook served as a local government official during the era of king Gojong, and his family clan is Haeju(海 州), and pen name is Chaewon(茝園). His books include 『Chongswae(叢瑣)』, 『Yeojaechalyo(輿載撮要)』, 『Gongsangso Records(工桑所實錄)』. During his term as a bureaucrat, O Hoeng-mook left various experiences in his administrative work and daily life in the form of a diary. Thanks to this, it is possible to examine the records of events such as the Gapsin Coup and the Donghak Peasant Movement as well as institutions with little records left like the images of Seoul and its provinces or Gongsangso(工桑所) during the era of king Gojong. Therefore, O Hoeng-mook's records are good research materials in social and cultural history. Nevertheless, the research on O Hoeng-mook and his books is still only at the basic level and it seems to be the reason why there are not many his individual records left in the librarian of government compilation and not enough introduced to the researchers. Hoeng-mook's records can be divided into two main categories, focusing on plants. One is his activities in Gongsangso where he worked for the central g overnment, and the o ther i s his records of the p lants he experienced while serving as a local government official. Gongsanso has almost no record other than O Hoeng-mook's records, and it can be identified the king Gojong's will to promote sericulture and the introduction of plants of Western varieties. O Hoeng-mook's records of plants experience in the provinces can be verified the differences in the perception of flowering plant in Seoul and the provinces and his knowledge of floriculture. I hope that more researchers can be interested in O Hoeng-mook's records, which have such rich in research value.