WRITER

Heo Nanseolheon

1563 - 1589

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Heo Nanseolheon (1563 – 19 March 1589), was a Korean painter and poet of the mid-Joseon dynasty. She was the younger sister of Heo Bong, a politician and political writer, and elder to Heo Gyun, a prominent writer of the time and credited as the author of The Tale of Hong Gildong. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heo Nanseolheon has received more than 56,645 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Heo Nanseolheon is the 3,038th most popular writer (down from 2,967th in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 142nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular South Korean Writer.

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  • 52.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Heo Nanseolheons by language

Over the past year Heo Nanseolheon has had the most page views in the with 24,444 views, followed by English (7,181), and Chinese (2,192). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Russian (104.57%), Gan (76.48%), and Tagalog (45.25%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Heo Nanseolheon ranks 3,038 out of 7,302. Before her are Henri Meilhac, Miodrag Bulatović, Alan Sillitoe, August Šenoa, Lars Saabye Christensen, and Julius Pomponius Laetus. After her are Sergey Solovyov, Francisco Balagtas, Vydūnas, Anyte of Tegea, Dmitry Pisarev, and Theodor Kallifatides.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1563, Heo Nanseolheon ranks 18. Before her are Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst, Hosokawa Tadaoki, Katō Yoshiaki, Franciscus Gomarus, Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, and Enno III, Count of East Frisia. After her is Michael Drayton. Among people deceased in 1589, Heo Nanseolheon ranks 14. Before her are Johannes Sturm, Bernard Palissy, Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Michael Baius, Charles II, Lord of Monaco, and Jean-Antoine de Baïf. After her are Philothei of Athens, Marcin Kromer, and Jurij Dalmatin.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Heo Nanseolheon ranks 148 out of 1,128. Before her are Son Ye-jin (1982), Jungkook (1997), Sumi Jo (1962), Yi San-hae (1539), Park Min-young (1986), and Lee Jae-myung (1964). After her are J. Y. Park (1971), Bak Jungyang (1872), Ha Ji-won (1978), Lee Joon-gi (1982), Ho Jong-suk (1908), and Song Hye-kyo (1981).

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Among WRITERS In South Korea

Among writers born in South Korea, Heo Nanseolheon ranks 7. Before her are Sin Saimdang (1504), Kim Bu-sik (1075), Ko Un (1933), Na Hye-sok (1896), Uhwudong (1430), and Yi Kwang-su (1892). After her are Yu Kil-chun (1856), Han Kang (1970), Yun Seondo (1587), Park Wan-suh (1931), Yi Munyeol (1948), and Shin Kyung-sook (1963).

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