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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 72,180 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). Yun Chi-ho is the 106th most popular social activist (down from 81st in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 51st in 2019) 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 72k

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  • 62.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 79

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Yun Chi-ho ranks 106 out of 538Before him are Louise Michel, Emilia Plater, An Jung-geun, Susan B. Anthony, José Rizal, and Zhang Jue. After him are Vlado Chernozemski, Kim Hyong-jik, Paul Schäfer, Frank Costello, Mordechai Anielewicz, and Gopal Krishna Gokhale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Yun Chi-ho ranks 27Before him are Heinrich Wölfflin, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, Frank Wedekind, Rudolf Kjellén, Charles Cooley, and Alfred Stieglitz. After him are Alexej von Jawlensky, Séraphine Louis, Jules Renard, Nicholas Marr, Paul Sérusier, and Johan Halvorsen. Among people deceased in 1945, Yun Chi-ho ranks 75Before him are Otto Neurath, Franz Ziereis, Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, Heinrich Wölfflin, Konrad Henlein, and Pavlo Skoropadskyi. After him are Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, Wied, Prince of Albania, Felix Salten, Maurice Halbwachs, John Ambrose Fleming, and Josef Terboven.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yun Chi-ho ranks 54 out of 944Before him are Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69), Pak Hon-yong (1900), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Yi I (1536), Kim Ki-duk (1960), and Nam June Paik (1932). After him are Choe Yeong (1316), Chang Myon (1899), Toyo Ito (1941), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Heo Jun (1546), and Princess Deokhye (1912).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In South Korea

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