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Wellington Koo

1888 - 1985

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Koo Vi Kyuin (Chinese: 顧維鈞; pinyin: Gù Wéijūn; Wade–Giles: Ku Wei-chün; January 29, 1888 – November 14, 1985), better known as V. K. Wellington Koo, was a Chinese diplomat and politician of the Republic of China. Born in Shanghai, Koo studied at Columbia University in the United States, where he obtained a PhD in international law and diplomacy. On his return to China in 1912, he became Yuan Shikai's secretary for foreign affairs, and in 1919, was a member of China's delegation at the Paris Peace Conference, where he unsuccessfully demanded the return of Shandong. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wellington Koo has received more than 392,468 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Wellington Koo is the 5,913th most popular politician (up from 6,354th in 2019), the 453rd most popular biography from China (up from 474th in 2019) and the 269th most popular Chinese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wellington Koo ranks 5,913 out of 19,576. Before him are Franz Vranitzky, Ahmed Shafik, Lamberto Dini, Yejong of Goryeo, Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria, and Luis Carlos Galán. After him are John I, Duke of Alençon, Jan Peter Balkenende, Ron Paul, Ordoño III of León, Archduchess Barbara of Austria, and 'Abd al-Ilah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Wellington Koo ranks 67. Before him are Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach, Vicki Baum, Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, Soong Ai-ling, Hans Knappertsbusch, and Antonio Sant'Elia. After him are Prince Oskar of Prussia, Henry A. Wallace, Inayatullah Khan, Jan Syrový, Louis Durey, and Franz Pfeffer von Salomon. Among people deceased in 1985, Wellington Koo ranks 51. Before him are Méret Oppenheim, Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Kim Yong-sik, Kirill Moskalenko, Frank Oppenheimer, and Eric Voegelin. After him are Zarifa Aliyeva, Axel Springer, Karl-Adolf Hollidt, Alexander Pokryshkin, Theodore Sturgeon, and Ruth Gordon.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wellington Koo ranks 453 out of 1,610. Before him are Demchugdongrub (1902), Bai Chongxi (1893), J. G. Ballard (1930), Zhao Mengfu (1254), Zhu Youlang (1623), and Shih Kien (1913). After him are Pang De (170), Wei Qing (-150), Joseph Zen (1932), Lei Feng (1940), Wen Tianxiang (1236), and Liu Cixin (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Wellington Koo ranks 269. Before him are Yang Kaihui (1901), Zhuge Dan (200), Demchugdongrub (1902), Bai Chongxi (1893), Zhao Mengfu (1254), and Zhu Youlang (1623). After him are Zhang Jinghui (1871), 9th Dalai Lama (1805), Zhu Yousong (1607), Jin Youzhi (1918), Cai Yong (133), and Jia Sidao (1213).

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