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Nam Jeong-cheol (1840 – 1916) was an official of the late Joseon Dynasty and the Korean Empire, during the Japanese occupation, he was crowned as a Korean noble. The Courtesy name was Chisang, the pen name is Hasan, and the domicile was Uiryeong

Life
He wass from Seoul and is the son of Nam Hong Joong. He studied abroad as a writer of Yoo Shin-hwan, and began his government post at the Hongmungwan and the Ministry of Social Affairs and served as a consultant for cooperation.

He was close to Heungseon Daewongun and was a extreme conservatives who opposed enlightenment. At the time of the Gapsin Coup, he wrote a letter to Wen Se-gae and called for the dispatch of the Qing Dynasty to oust the enlightenment faction with Kim Yoon-sik, contributing to thwarting the political crisis, and during the Agwanpacheon period, he took the lead in negotiations for King Gojong's palace.

Since then, he has served as an observer of Pyeongan-do, Daesaheon, Do Seung-ji, Hyeongjo Panseo, Yejo Panseo, Hansung Panyun, and Naebu Minister.

Originally a Neo-Confucian scholar and a member of the extreme conservatives, he was static with Lee Wan-yong, but he was baronized by the Japanese government on October 16 as a senior minister who cooperated with the signing of the 1910 annexation treaty.

He wrote a signboard when he reconstructed the main gate of Deoksugung Palace, Daehanmun Gate, and when Lady Yeoheung, wife of Heungseon Daewongun, died, he wrote Yeoheungdaebu Injimun, Jegak Sangryangmun, and when Heungseon Daewongun died. There is a collection of writings called "Hasango".

After death
He was selected along with his son, Nam Jang-hee, who was trained as a baron on the list of 708 pro-Japanese groups announced in 2002 and the list of prospective pro-Japanese dictionaries compiled by the Institute for National Studies in 2008. It was also included in the list of 106 pro-Japanese anti-national activities during the early Japanese occupation period released by the Pro-Japanese Anti-National Act 2006 Committee