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Jo Gwang-jo

1482 - 1520

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Jo Gwang-jo (Korean: 조광조, 23 August 1482 – 10 January 1520), also called by his art name Jeongam (정암), was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar who pursued radical reforms during the reign of Jungjong of Joseon in the early 16th century. He was framed with charges of factionalism by the power elite that opposed his reform measures and was sentenced to drink poison in the Third Literati Purge of 1519. He has been widely venerated as a Confucian martyr and an embodiment of "seonbi spirit" by later generations in Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jo Gwang-jo has received more than 84,768 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jo Gwang-jo is the 9,896th most popular politician (down from 6,913th in 2019), the 138th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 87th in 2019) and the 71st most popular South Korean Politician.

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  • 2.73

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jo Gwang-jo ranks 9,896 out of 19,576. Before him are Constantine Ypsilantis, Mawiyya, Eduardo Camaño, Albert IV, Duke of Mecklenburg, Petar of Serbia, and Gerda Steinhoff. After him are Zhu Yuyue, Alexander Miasnikian, Albert Lutuli, Jüri Uluots, Ben-Hadad III, and Beatrice of Swabia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1482, Jo Gwang-jo ranks 6. Before him are Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Frederick II, Elector Palatine, Johannes Oecolampadius, George Martinuzzi, and Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach. After him are Pietro Loredan, Rana Sanga, and Neagoe Basarab. Among people deceased in 1520, Jo Gwang-jo ranks 14. Before him are Cuitláhuac, Ravidas, Sten Sture the Younger, Agostino Chigi, Ippolito d'Este, and Idris Bitlisi. After him are Bernardo Dovizi, Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, and William Dunbar.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Jo Gwang-jo ranks 138 out of 1,128. Before him are Song Joong-ki (1985), Uhwudong (1430), Kim Jung-sook (1954), Yi Kwang-su (1892), Ryu Gwansun (1902), and Hyun Bin (1982). After him are Gong Yoo (1979), Jim Yong Kim (1959), Gim Hongdo (1745), Son Ye-jin (1982), Jungkook (1997), and Sumi Jo (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Jo Gwang-jo ranks 71. Before him are Goh Kun (1938), Pak Song-chol (1913), Lyuh Woon-hyung (1886), Chungjeong of Goryeo (1338), Han Seung-soo (1936), and Heo Gyun (1569). After him are Yi San-hae (1539), Lee Jae-myung (1964), Bak Jungyang (1872), Chungmok of Goryeo (1337), Song Si-yeol (1607), and Park Won-soon (1956).

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