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Yu Kil-chun

1856 - 1914

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Yu Gil-chun (Korean: 유길준; November 21, 1856 – September 30, 1914) was a Korean politician. Yu lived during the last few decades of Joseon and the Korean Empire, before the occupation of the peninsula by Japan. As a young man, he studied the Chinese classics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yu Kil-chun has received more than 30,556 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Yu Kil-chun is the 2,953rd most popular writer (down from 2,704th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 128th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South Korean Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 31k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yu Kil-chun ranks 2,953 out of 5,755. Before him are Grigor Parlichev, Neal Stephenson, William Robertson Smith, Peter Bieri, Gabriela Zapolska, and Adrienne Rich. After him are Sebastian Franck, Michael Bond, Mihály Babits, Elia Levita, Jean-François Regnard, and Alexandros Papadiamantis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, Yu Kil-chun ranks 70. Before him are Alexander Izvolsky, Semyon Alapin, Carl Peters, Booker T. Washington, Karl Krumbacher, and Eduardo Dato. After him are Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Vasily Rozanov, Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, Elbert Hubbard, Wojciech Kossak, and Thomas Joannes Stieltjes. Among people deceased in 1914, Yu Kil-chun ranks 59. Before him are John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Albert Günther, Jane Morris, Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg, Albéric Magnard, and Giovanni Sgambati. After him are David Gill, Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Pierre Souvestre, Delmira Agustini, Prince Maurice of Battenberg, and Roque Sáenz Peña.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yu Kil-chun ranks 142 out of 944. Before him are Hong Sang-soo (1960), Sin Sukju (1417), Kim Jung-sook (1954), Song Hye-kyo (1981), Ho Jong-suk (1908), and Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922). After him are Bak Jungyang (1872), Heo Nanseolheon (1563), Chungmok of Goryeo (1337), Jim Yong Kim (1959), Park Chanyeol (1992), and Park Won-soon (1956).

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Among WRITERS In South Korea

Among writers born in South Korea, Yu Kil-chun ranks 5. Before him are Sin Saimdang (1504), Ko Un (1933), Uhwudong (1430), and Na Hye-sok (1896). After him are Heo Nanseolheon (1563), Yun Seondo (1587), Han Kang (1970), and Shin Kyung-sook (1963).

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