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Han Yong-un

1879 - 1944

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Han Yong-un (Korean: 한용운; August 29, 1879 – June 29, 1944) was a twentieth century Korean Buddhist reformer and poet. This name was his religious name, given by his meditation instructor in 1905, and Manhae (만해) was his art name; his birth name was Han Yu-cheon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Han Yong-un is the 5,059th most popular writer (down from 5,043rd in 2019). (down from 3,994th in 2019)

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Among writers, Han Yong-un ranks 5,059 out of 7,302Before him are Tomoji Abe, Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Yuriy Fedkovych, Jeffrey Eugenides, and George Călinescu. After him are Walter Kempowski, Margery Allingham, Roland Dorgelès, John Gardner, Mary Stewart, and Daína Chaviano.

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Among people born in 1879, Han Yong-un ranks 201Before him are Miles Franklin, Frank Odberg, Sydney Greenstreet, Birger Sörvik, Kārlis Skalbe, and Marion Jones Farquhar. After him are Steponas Kairys, Gabriel Miró, Otto Wahle, Adolf Spinnler, Ángel Cabrera, and Vivian Woodward. Among people deceased in 1944, Han Yong-un ranks 261Before him are Robert Curry, Leon Kozłowski, Pierre Brossolette, E. O. Plauen, Grace Chisholm Young, and Chandramukhi Basu. After him are Charles Marion, Arthur Smith Woodward, Tatyana Makarova, Rudolf Harbig, Charles Dana Gibson, and Jean Prévost.

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