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Jang-geum

1550 - Today

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Jang-geum (fl. early 16th century) was reputedly the first female Royal Physician in Korean history. She was mentioned 10 times in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jang-geum has received more than 316,333 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Jang-geum is the 93rd most popular physician (down from 82nd in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 38th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Physician.

Jang-geum is most famous for being the first female royal physician in the Joseon Dynasty.

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  • 64.35

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.77

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  • 1.63

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Jang-geum ranks 93 out of 502Before her are Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Werner Forssmann, Cornelius Jansen, Friedrich Miescher, Róbert Bárány, and Walter Rudolf Hess. After her are Corneille Heymans, Stanley Cohen, Ctesias, Otto Loewi, Qa'a, and Bernardino of Siena.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1550, Jang-geum ranks 9Before her are John Napier, Willem Barentsz, Charles IX of Sweden, Henry I, Duke of Guise, Camillus de Lellis, and Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. After her are John Davis, Karin Månsdotter, Stanislaus Kostka, Jacobus Gallus, Do-Aklin, and Giorgio Basta.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Jang-geum ranks 45 out of 944Before her are Injong of Joseon (1515), Choi Kyu-hah (1919), Lee Byung-chul (1910), Dangun (-333), Hyejong of Goryeo (912), and Sin Saimdang (1504). After her are Gim Yu-sin (595), Lee Kun-hee (1942), Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69), Pak Hon-yong (1900), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), and Yi I (1536).

Among PHYSICIANS In South Korea

Among physicians born in South Korea, Jang-geum ranks 1After her are Heo Jun (1546) and Jim Yong Kim (1959).