Choi Seok-jeong (; 1646–1715) 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.
Year Laureates Affiliation2021Kim Jae KyoungIm SeonhuiSong HongyeopKAIST/Institute for Basic ScienceSeoul National UniversityYonsei University2022Kang MyeongjuOum Sang-ilHwang HyeongjuSeoul National UniversityKAIST/Institute for Basic SciencePOSTECH2023Kim JongamYe JongcheolKim SanghyeonSeoul National UniversityKAISTKorea Institute for Advanced Study2024Shin Jin-wooHa SeungyeolLee Ki-hyungKAISTSeoul National UniversityKAOS Foundation2025Lee Seung-hyuk Park Cheol-wooPark Ki-hyunSeoul National UniversityKAISTHanshin University (formerly)
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