death_place death_date birth_place other_names nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
joseon -lrb- korea -rrb- 16th century ce joseon -lrb- korea -rrb- dae jang geum -lrb- great jang geum -rrb- joseon -lrb- korean -rrb- 15th century ce being king -lrb- jungjong of joseon -rrb- the first personal female doctor of a korean jang-geum
 jang geum physician
jang-geum

jang geum -lrb- fl .
early 16th century ; family name seo -rrb- was reputedly the first female royal physician in korean history .
she was mentioned more than seven times in the `` annals of the joseon dynasty '' .
it is known that king jungjong was pleased with jang geum 's medical knowledge and trusted her with taking care of royal family members .
henceforth , jang geum became the third highest-ranking officer in the court , and was granted the use of `` dae '' -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- which means `` great '' in korean -rrb- before her first name .
some sources attest to jang geum as a real person and it is still a topic of debate among scholars .
