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Song Si-yeol

1607 - 1689

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Song Si-yŏl (Korean: 송시열; 1607–1689), also known by his art names Uam (우암) and Ujae (우재) or by the honorific Master Song (송자; 宋子; Songja), was a Korean philosopher and politician. Born in Okcheon, North Chungcheong Province, he was known for his concern with the problems of the common people. He served in governmental service for more than fifty years, and his name features over 3,000 times in the Annals of Joseon Dynasty, the greatest frequency that any individual is mentioned. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Song Si-yeol has received more than 46,008 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Song Si-yeol is the 11,470th most popular politician (down from 9,921st in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 131st in 2019) and the 76th most popular South Korean Politician.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Song Si-yeol ranks 11,470 out of 19,576. Before him are Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp, Pasqual Maragall, Orestes of Macedon, Henry III the White, Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, and Günter Verheugen. After him are Constantine II, King of Armenia, Věra Jourová, Ivo Lapenna, Eystein II of Norway, Al-Mustamsik, and Isaac René Guy le Chapelier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1607, Song Si-yeol ranks 17. Before him are Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Antoine Gombaud, Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans, Erasmus Quellinus the Younger, Antonio Barberini, and Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst. After him are Johann von Rist, and Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll. Among people deceased in 1689, Song Si-yeol ranks 18. Before him are Pjetër Bogdani, Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Kazimierz Łyszczyński, Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, and Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Song Si-yeol ranks 160 out of 1,128. Before him are Song Hye-kyo (1981), Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (1931), Lee Jung-jae (1972), Im Kwon-taek (1936), Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922), and Chungmok of Goryeo (1337). After him are Park Won-soon (1956), Lazarus You Heung-sik (1951), Kyung Wha Chung (1948), Daniel Dae Kim (1968), Park Ji-sung (1981), and Jeong In-ji (1396).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Song Si-yeol ranks 76. Before him are Heo Gyun (1569), Jo Gwang-jo (1482), Yi San-hae (1539), Lee Jae-myung (1964), Bak Jungyang (1872), and Chungmok of Goryeo (1337). After him are Park Won-soon (1956), Jeong In-ji (1396), Lee Beom-seok (1900), Lee Nak-yeon (1951), Chung Sye-kyun (1950), and Sin Sukju (1417).

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