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Heo Mok

1595 - 1682

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Hŏ Mok (Korean: 허목; Hanja: 許穆; January 10, 1596 – June 2, 1682) was a Korean calligrapher, painter, philosopher, poet, and politician during the Joseon period, who came from the Yangcheon Hŏ clan. He was most commonly known by the art name Misu (Korean: 미수; Hanja: 眉叟; lit. "eyebrowed old man"). Heo was known as the best Korean calligrapher of his time due to his unique style of calligraphy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heo Mok is the 12,246th most popular politician (up from 14,743rd in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 266th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Heo Mok ranks 12,246 out of 19,576Before him are Felix Hamrin, Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Reuven Shiloah, Joseph François Dupleix, Spyridon Athanasopoulos, and Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene. After him are James R. Schlesinger, Alexander Acosta, Bashir Shihab II, Nicolae Rădescu, Alberto Lleras Camargo, and Yakov Malik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1595, Heo Mok ranks 18Before him are Pieter de Molijn, Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Guru Hargobind, Albert Girard, Jean Desmarets, and Henri de Montmorency, 4th Duke of Montmorency. After him are Joachim Ernest, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, and Henry Lawes. Among people deceased in 1682, Heo Mok ranks 18Before him are Thomas Browne, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Jean Picard, Yohannes I, Gu Yanwu, and Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Heo Mok ranks 194 out of 1,128Before him are Chung Un-chan (1947), Yi Jun-yong (1870), Park Bo-gum (1993), Jo Gwang-jo (1482), Won Bin (1977), and Park Min-young (1986). After him are Sulli (1994), Im Si-wan (1988), Choi Jin-sil (1968), Kyung Wha Chung (1948), Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (1931), and Ahn Jung-hwan (1976).

Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Heo Mok ranks 83Before him are Kim Hwang-sik (1948), Park Won-soon (1956), Yi Gwang-sik (1493), Chung Un-chan (1947), Yi Jun-yong (1870), and Jo Gwang-jo (1482). After him are Song Si-yeol (1607), Lee Nak-yeon (1951), Oh Se-hoon (1961), Kim Boo-kyum (1958), Jeong In-ji (1396), and Lee Hae-chan (1952).