1501 - 1570
Yi Hwang (January 3, 1502– January 3, 1571) was a Korean philosopher, writer, and Confucian scholar of the Joseon Dynasty. He was a figure of the Neo-Confucian literati, established the Yeongnam School and set up the Dosan Seowon, a private Confucian academy.Yi Hwang is often referred to by his pen name Toegye ("Retreating Creek"). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yi Hwang has received more than 128,951 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Yi Hwang is the 506th most popular philosopher (down from 481st in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 27th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Yi Hwang ranks 506 out of 1,089. Before him are Victor Cousin, Ouyang Xiu, Alain de Benoist, Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Zoilus, and Abu Yusuf. After him are Ge Hong, Lev Gumilyov, Georg Henrik von Wright, Jonathan Edwards, Harriet Taylor Mill, and Pietro d'Abano.
1792 - 1867
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 500
1007 - 1072
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 501
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 502
1667 - 1733
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 503
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 504
731 - 798
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 505
1501 - 1570
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 506
284 - 364
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 507
1912 - 1992
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 508
1916 - 2003
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 509
1703 - 1758
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 510
1807 - 1858
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 511
1250 - 1315
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 512
Among people born in 1501, Yi Hwang ranks 7. Before him are Anne Boleyn, Gerolamo Cardano, Pope Marcellus II, Isabella of Austria, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, and Garcilaso de la Vega. After him are Leonhart Fuchs, Sahib I Giray, Bairam Khan, Ivan Susanin, Maurice Scève, and Hemu. Among people deceased in 1570, Yi Hwang ranks 4. Before him are Jacopo Sansovino, Francesco Melzi, and Francesco Primaticcio. After him are Philibert de l'Orme, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Paris Bordone, Frans Floris, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, João de Barros, Tielman Susato, and Johann Walter.
1501 - 1536
HPI: 86.53
Rank: 1
1501 - 1576
HPI: 79.77
Rank: 2
1501 - 1555
HPI: 79.66
Rank: 3
1501 - 1526
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 4
1501 - 1578
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 5
1501 - 1536
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 6
1501 - 1570
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 7
1501 - 1566
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 8
1501 - 1551
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 9
1501 - 1561
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 10
1501 - 1613
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 11
1501 - 1564
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 12
1501 - 1556
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 13
1486 - 1570
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 1
1491 - 1570
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 2
1504 - 1570
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 3
1501 - 1570
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 4
1514 - 1570
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 5
1531 - 1570
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 6
1500 - 1570
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 7
1519 - 1570
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 8
1522 - 1570
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 9
1496 - 1570
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 10
1500 - 1570
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 11
1496 - 1570
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 12
Among people born in South Korea, Yi Hwang ranks 79 out of 774. Before him are Munjong of Goryeo (1019), Charles J. Pedersen (1904), Choe Yong-rim (1930), Kim Jae-gyu (1926), Bong Joon-ho (1969), and Soh Jaipil (1864). After him are Jeong Mong-ju (1337), Psy (1977), Ko Un (1933), Lee Jong-wook (1945), Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo (1018), and Park Won-soon (1956).
1019 - 1083
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 73
1904 - 1989
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 74
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 75
1926 - 1980
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 76
1969 - Present
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 77
1864 - 1951
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 78
1501 - 1570
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 79
1337 - 1392
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 80
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 81
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 82
1945 - 2006
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 83
1018 - 1046
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 84
1956 - 2020
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 85
Among philosophers born in South Korea, Yi Hwang ranks 2. Before him are Yi I (1536). After him are Yun Hyu (1617) and Jaegwon Kim (1934).
1536 - 1584
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 1
1501 - 1570
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 2
1617 - 1680
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 3
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 4