The Most Famous
INVENTORS from South Korea
This page contains a list of the greatest South Korean Inventors. The pantheon dataset contains 354 Inventors, 1 of which were born in South Korea. This makes South Korea the birth place of the 31st most number of Inventors behind Ukraine and Luxembourg.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary South Korean Inventors of all time. This list of famous South Korean Inventors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Jang Yeong-sil (1400 - )
With an HPI of 57.62, Jang Yeong-sil is the most famous South Korean Inventor. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Jang Yeong-sil (Korean: 장영실; Hanja: 蔣英實; Korean pronunciation: [t͡ɕɐŋ jʌŋɕiɭ]; 1390 – after 1442) was a Korean mechanical engineer, scientist, and inventor during the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897). Although Jang was born a peasant, King Sejong allowed Jang to work at the royal palace. Jang's inventions, such as the Cheugugi (the rain gauge) and the water gauge, highlight the technological advancements of the Joseon Dynasty.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as inventors born between 1400 and 1400. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased inventors include Jang Yeong-sil.
