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Yun Hyu

1617 - 1680

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Yun Hyu (Korean: 윤휴; Hanja: 尹鑴; 1617–1680) was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar and official, who lived during the Joseon period. Yun was the political leader of the Southern (Namin) faction of the Joseon Dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yun Hyu has received more than 25,257 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Yun Hyu is the 1,007th most popular philosopher (down from 869th in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 134th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Philosopher.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Yun Hyu ranks 1,007 out of 1,081. Before him are Wilhelm Gesenius, Hector Boece, Tariq Ramadan, Rüdiger Safranski, Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, and Ivan Aksakov. After him are Alois Riehl, Sosipatra, Gottlob Ernst Schulze, Hicetas, John Peckham, and John Scott Haldane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1617, Yun Hyu ranks 11. Before him are Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg, Leopoldo de' Medici, Emanuel de Witte, Elias Ashmole, and Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony. After him are John Michael Wright, Ralph Cudworth, and Richard Lovelace. Among people deceased in 1680, Yun Hyu ranks 34. Before him are Frans Post, Kateri Tekakwitha, Marco Uccellini, Symeon of Polotsk, Pierre-Paul Riquet, and Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp. After him is Wang Shimin.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yun Hyu ranks 184 out of 944. Before him are Kai (1994), Shin Min-a (1984), Han Hyo-joo (1987), Song Seung-heon (1976), Ji Chang-wook (1987), and Sumi Jo (1962). After him are Heo Mok (1595), Nam Sung-yong (1912), Ahn Jung-hwan (1976), Ji Sung (1977), Choi Ji-woo (1975), and Yunjin Kim (1973).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In South Korea

Among philosophers born in South Korea, Yun Hyu ranks 4. Before him are Yi I (1536), Yi Hwang (1501), and Byung-Chul Han (1959). After him are Jaegwon Kim (1934).

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