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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 diplomat and statesman of the Republic of China. He was one of China's representatives at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Wellington Koo served as an ambassador to France, Great Britain and the United States; was a participant in the founding of the League of Nations and the United Nations; and sat as a judge on the International Court of Justice in The Hague from 1957 to 1967. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wellington Koo has received more than 344,707 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Wellington Koo is the 6,370th most popular politician (down from 6,050th in 2019), the 475th most popular biography from China (down from 452nd in 2019) and the 280th most popular Chinese Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wellington Koo ranks 6,370 out of 15,577Before him are Doubravka of Bohemia, Al-Muti, Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este, Ammuna, Thomas Boni Yayi, and Frederick IV, Elector Palatine. After him are Ivan Vyhovsky, Demetrius III Eucaerus, Silo of Asturias, Otto Wächter, Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster, and Margaret, Countess of Anjou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Wellington Koo ranks 73Before him are Valerian Kuybyshev, Jan Syrový, Harpo Marx, Louis Durey, Franz Pfeffer von Salomon, and Vicki Baum. After him are Henry A. Wallace, Prince Axel of Denmark, Masaharu Homma, Fritz Reiner, Clara Campoamor, and Grigori Sokolnikov. Among people deceased in 1985, Wellington Koo ranks 56Before him are Eric Voegelin, Ruth Gordon, Louise Brooks, Zarifa Aliyeva, Michael Redgrave, and Herbert Bayer. After him are Birabongse Bhanudej, Ricky Nelson, Karl-Adolf Hollidt, Axel Springer, Abe Lenstra, and David Purley.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wellington Koo ranks 475 out of 1,392Before him are Watchman Nee (1903), Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), Zhang Jinghui (1871), Shaohao (null), Lu You (1125), and Mao Dun (1896). After him are Liu Cixin (1963), Go Seigen (1914), Ni Zan (1301), Wu Yi (1938), Liu Xiang (-77), and Guo Moruo (1892).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Wellington Koo ranks 280Before him are 7th Dalai Lama (1708), Zuo Zongtang (1812), Zhuge Dan (200), Zhu Yujian (1602), Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), and Zhang Jinghui (1871). After him are Wu Yi (1938), Liu Xiang (-77), Guo Moruo (1892), Chen Yun (1905), 10th Dalai Lama (1816), and Octar (350).