Heo Jun was a physician who was active from the mid to late Joseon Dynasty, serving as a court physician to Seonjo and Gwanghaegun. He is famous for compiling Dongui Bogam, a medical text that systematized traditional Korean medicine. Rising to prominence as a physician despite status limitations, he gained trust through treating royalty and escorting the king during the Imjin War. He began compiling the medical text in 1596 by order of Seonjo, and despite interruptions due to war and exile following the king's death, he completed Dongui Bogam in 1610. The work was published in 1613 and was registered in UNESCO's Memory of the World in 2009.

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