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Heo Jun

1546 - 1615

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Hŏ Chun (Korean: 허준; 1539 – October 9, 1615) was a Korean physician who served as the royal chief physician of the Naeuiwon during the reigns of King Seonjo (1597–1608) and King Gwanghaegun (1608–1623) of the Korea dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heo Jun is the 252nd most popular physician (down from 192nd in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 75th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Physician.

Heo jun is most famous for being the first Korean dish to be introduced to the royal court of Japan.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Heo Jun ranks 252 out of 726. Before him are Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis, Johann Weyer, John O'Keefe, James Lind, Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, and Constantine the African. After him are Carl Værnet, Charaka, Hans Rosling, Leonhart Fuchs, Joseph Erlanger, and Gavriil Ilizarov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1546, Heo Jun ranks 8. Before him are Tycho Brahe, Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Bartholomeus Spranger, Veronica Franco, and Takeda Katsuyori. After him are Charlotte of Bourbon, Johann Fischart, and Thomas Digges. Among people deceased in 1615, Heo Jun ranks 8. Before him are Hans von Aachen, Toyotomi Hideyori, Giambattista della Porta, Sanada Yukimura, Yodo-dono, and Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia. After him are Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, Claudio Acquaviva, Dom Justo Takayama, Virginia de' Medici, Pieter Both, and Adriaan van Roomen.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Heo Jun ranks 103 out of 1,128. Before him are Sung Jae-gi (1967), Ri Chun-hee (1943), Chungjeong of Goryeo (1338), Princess Deokhye (1912), Choe Yeong (1316), and Lazarus You Heung-sik (1951). After him are Byung-Chul Han (1959), Lee Jong-wook (1945), Hong Myung-bo (1969), Jisoo (1995), Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922), and Chung Hong-won (1944).

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Among PHYSICIANS In South Korea

Among physicians born in South Korea, Heo Jun ranks 2. Before him are Jang-geum (1550). After him are Jim Yong Kim (1959).

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