SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Soh Jaipil

1864 - 1951

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Seo Jae-pil (Korean: 서재필; January 7, 1864 – January 5, 1951), better known by his English name Philip Jaisohn, was a Korean American politician, physician, and Korean independence activist. He was the first Korean to become a naturalized citizen of the United States. He also founded the Tongnip Sinmun, the first Korean newspaper written entirely in Hangul.Jaisohn was one of the organizers of the failed Gapsin Coup in 1884. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Soh Jaipil has received more than 93,508 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia. Soh Jaipil is the 218th most popular social activist (down from 174th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 75th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Social Activist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 94k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Soh Jaipil has had the most page views in the with 53,732 views, followed by English (12,532), and Chinese (5,281). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Gan (86.75%), West Frisian (86.30%), and Ukrainian (80.79%)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Soh Jaipil ranks 218 out of 840. Before him are Christoph Probst, Balthasar Gérard, Ravachol, Franciszek Gajowniczek, Sophia Perovskaya, and Anna Hazare. After him are Gloria Steinem, Hanan Ashrawi, Czesława Kwoka, Guillaume Cale, Huber Matos, and Hrant Dink.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Soh Jaipil ranks 60. Before him are Anagarika Dharmapala, Henri de Régnier, Arthur Zimmermann, Mizzi Kaspar, Hermann Weingärtner, and Ahmed Izzet Pasha. After him are Isa Boletini, Carl Correns, William, Prince of Hohenzollern, Sheikh Said, Nikolay Chkheidze, and Robert Grant Aitken. Among people deceased in 1951, Soh Jaipil ranks 46. Before him are Robert J. Flaherty, François Georges-Picot, Ernst von Weizsäcker, Nikolai Medtner, Artur Schnabel, and Ali Sami Yen. After him are Du Yuesheng, Yoshio Nishina, Louis Lavelle, Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Adam Stefan Sapieha, and Agrippina Vaganova.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Soh Jaipil ranks 94 out of 1,128. Before him are Chung Hong-won (1944), Princess Deokhye (1912), Won Gyun (1540), Kim Jong-pil (1926), Lee Byung-hun (1970), and Jang Yeong-sil (1400). After him are Jisoo (1995), Lee Jong-wook (1945), Kim Kyu-sik (1881), David Yonggi Cho (1936), Beopheung of Silla (500), and Ko Un (1933).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In South Korea

Among social activists born in South Korea, Soh Jaipil ranks 2. Before him are Yun Chi-ho (1864). After him are Ryu Gwansun (1902), Ho Jong-suk (1908), and Yun Hyon-seok (1984).

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