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Gim Hongdo

1745 - 1806

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Kim Hong-do (Korean: 김홍도, 1745–c. 1806 to 1814) was a Korean painter during the Joseon dynasty. He is mostly remembered for his depictions of the everyday life of ordinary people, in a manner analogous to painters of the Dutch Golden Age. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gim Hongdo has received more than 67,894 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Gim Hongdo is the 1,128th most popular painter (down from 859th in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from South Korea (down from 109th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Painter.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Gim Hongdo ranks 1,128 out of 2,023. Before him are François-Auguste Biard, Emily Carr, Hans Bol, Gerrit Berckheyde, Ilya Kabakov, and Rufino Tamayo. After him are Antoine Coypel, María Blanchard, Cornelis Ketel, Pablo Gargallo, Simon Marmion, and Fritz Bleyl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1745, Gim Hongdo ranks 33. Before him are Bodawpaya, Caspar Wessel, Olaudah Equiano, Johann Peter Frank, François-Jean de la Barre, and Antonio José Cavanilles. After him are Johann Anton Güldenstädt, Inō Tadataka, Franciszek Smuglewicz, Johann Peter Salomon, Benjamin Rush, and Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Among people deceased in 1806, Gim Hongdo ranks 33. Before him are Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony, George Stubbs, Federico Gravina, Fra Diavolo, Horatio Gates, and Michael von Melas. After him are Timothy Dexter, Jean Joseph Mounier, Eugenios Voulgaris, Charles James Fox, Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen, and Gabriel François Doyen.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Gim Hongdo ranks 141 out of 1,128. Before him are Yi Kwang-su (1892), Ryu Gwansun (1902), Hyun Bin (1982), Jo Gwang-jo (1482), Gong Yoo (1979), and Jim Yong Kim (1959). After him are Son Ye-jin (1982), Jungkook (1997), Sumi Jo (1962), Yi San-hae (1539), Park Min-young (1986), and Lee Jae-myung (1964).

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Among PAINTERS In South Korea

Among painters born in South Korea, Gim Hongdo ranks 2. Before him are Sin Yun-bok (1758).

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