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PHILOSOPHER

Yi Hwang

1501 - 1570

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Yi Hwang (Korean: 이황; 1501–1570) was a Korean philosopher, writer, and Confucian scholar of the Joseon period. He is considered the most important philosopher of Korea - he is honored by printing his portrait on the (most often used) 1000 Won banknote, on the reverse of which one can see an image of his school, Dosan Seowon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yi Hwang has received more than 167,769 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Yi Hwang is the 445th most popular philosopher (up from 506th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 79th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Philosopher.

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  • 23

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  • 5.34

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  • 2.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Yi Hwang ranks 445 out of 1,081. Before him are Kapila, Franz Rosenzweig, Lucilio Vanini, Yuri Lotman, Brunetto Latini, and Ravidas. After him are Alan Watts, Madhvacharya, Alain de Benoist, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Henry Suso, and Ibn al-Rawandi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1501, Yi Hwang ranks 7. Before him are Anne Boleyn, Pope Marcellus II, Gerolamo Cardano, Isabella of Austria, Garcilaso de la Vega, and Queen Munjeong. After him are Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Sahib I Giray, Leonhart Fuchs, Bairam Khan, Ivan Susanin, and Perino del Vaga. Among people deceased in 1570, Yi Hwang ranks 4. Before him are Jacopo Sansovino, Francesco Melzi, and Francesco Primaticcio. After him are Paris Bordone, Philibert de l'Orme, João de Barros, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, Frans Floris, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino, and Tielman Susato.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yi Hwang ranks 65 out of 944. Before him are Heo Jun (1546), Princess Deokhye (1912), Andrew Kim Taegon (1821), Queen Munjeong (1501), Kim Jae-gyu (1926), and Kim Tu-bong (1889). After him are Charles J. Pedersen (1904), Munmu of Silla (626), Jeong Mong-ju (1337), Psy (1977), David Yonggi Cho (1936), and Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In South Korea

Among philosophers born in South Korea, Yi Hwang ranks 2. Before him are Yi I (1536). After him are Byung-Chul Han (1959), Yun Hyu (1617), and Jaegwon Kim (1934).

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