SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Yun Chi-ho

1864 - 1945

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Yun Chi-ho (Korean: 윤치호; January 23, 1865 – December 6, 1945) was a Korean politician. His name is sometimes spelled Yun Tchi-Ho, his art name was Jwaong (좌옹), and his courtesy name was Seongheum (성흠). Yun was born a member of a prominent aristocratic (yangban) family. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yun Chi-ho has received more than 76,272 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia. Yun Chi-ho is the 116th most popular social activist (down from 106th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from South Korea and the most popular South Korean Social Activist.

Yun Chi-ho is most famous for his work, "The Story of Hong Gildong" which is a story about a Korean Robin Hood who steals from the rich and gives to the poor.

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  • 76k

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  • 62.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 79

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Yun Chi-ho ranks 116 out of 840. Before him are Nat Turner, Vlado Chernozemski, René Cassin, An Jung-geun, Frank Costello, and Alexander Parvus. After him are Léon Jouhaux, Hans Scholl, Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, Sophia of Prussia, Gaius Julius Civilis, and Betty Ford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Yun Chi-ho ranks 25. Before him are Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, Jules Renard, Frank Wedekind, Alexej von Jawlensky, Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach, and Branislav Nušić. After him are Princess Zorka of Montenegro, Nellie Bly, Johan Halvorsen, Franz Oppenheimer, Charles Cooley, and Paul Sérusier. Among people deceased in 1945, Yun Chi-ho ranks 75. Before him are Maurice Halbwachs, Otto Neurath, Edgar Cayce, Konrad Henlein, Eduard Bloch, and Hans-Georg von Friedeburg. After him are Edith Frank, Margot Frank, Franz Ziereis, René Lalique, Wied, Prince of Albania, and Mitsuru Ushijima.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yun Chi-ho ranks 54 out of 1,128. Before him are Gim Yu-sin (595), Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69), Queen Inhyeon (1667), Crown Prince Sado (1735), and Kim Ki-duk (1960). After him are Nam June Paik (1932), Sin Saimdang (1504), Chang Myon (1899), Choe Yeong (1316), Munmu of Silla (626), and Jeong Dojeon (1342).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In South Korea

Among social activists born in South Korea, Yun Chi-ho ranks 1. After him are Soh Jaipil (1864), Ryu Gwansun (1902), Ho Jong-suk (1908), and Yun Hyon-seok (1984).

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