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Bak Jungyang

1872 - 1959

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Pak Chungyang (Korean: 박중양; Hanja: 朴重陽; May 3, 1872 – April 23, 1959) was a Korean bureaucrat and politician in the Japanese colonial government. His art names were Haeak (해악) and Ilso (일소), and his courtesy name was Wongeun (원근). He also had the Japanese names Shigeyō Hōchū (朴忠重陽), Jūyō Boku (朴 重陽) and Shin Yamamoto (山本 信). Pak was Governor of the prefecture Kōkai Prefecture from 1921 to 1923 and in 1928. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bak Jungyang is the 7,742nd most popular politician (up from 10,874th in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from South Korea (up from 151st in 2019) and the 69th most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bak Jungyang ranks 7,742 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Horikawa, Moses de León, Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla, Gaius Atilius Regulus Serranus, Rosamund, and Bob Bennett. After him are Pierre Fournier, Maurice Couve de Murville, George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Muriel Humphrey Brown, Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei, and Hanns Albin Rauter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Bak Jungyang ranks 70. Before him are Kijūrō Shidehara, Luigi Orione, Wilhelm Ohnesorge, Edward Wilson, Carlo Sforza, and Momčilo Tapavica. After him are Edward Gordon Craig, Georgios Tsitas, Ludwig Klages, Theodor Lessing, Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme, and Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1959, Bak Jungyang ranks 60. Before him are George Antheil, Irakli Tsereteli, Eugene Meyer, Imre Schlosser, Una O'Connor, and Albert Ketèlbey. After him are Enrique Guaita, George Reeves, Aleksandar Tsankov, Jean Behra, Karl Mauss, and Mutara III Rudahigwa.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Bak Jungyang ranks 121 out of 1,128. Before him are Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (1943), V (1995), Jungkook (1997), Lee Sun-kyun (1975), Kim Seong-su (1891), and Pak Song-chol (1913). After him are Jang Yeong-sil (1400), David Yonggi Cho (1936), Uhwudong (1430), Jang Bogo (787), Kim Ung-yong (1963), and Kim Bu-sik (1075).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Bak Jungyang ranks 69. Before him are Lee Jong-wook (1945), Chung Hong-won (1944), Han Seung-soo (1936), Jeong Mong-ju (1337), Kim Seong-su (1891), and Pak Song-chol (1913). After him are Beopheung of Silla (500), Ye Wanyong (1858), Lyuh Woon-hyung (1886), Heo Gyun (1569), Chung Sye-kyun (1950), and Lee Beom-seok (1900).

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