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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Soh Jaipil has received more than 95,798 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.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Soh Jaipil ranks 218 out of 840Before 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 60Before 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 46Before 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 1,128Before 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).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In South Korea

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