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Hwang Woo-suk

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Hwang Woo-suk (Korean: 황우석; born January 29, 1953) is a South Korean veterinarian and researcher. He was a professor of theriogenology and biotechnology at Seoul National University until he was dismissed on March 20, 2006. He was considered a pioneering expert in stem cell research and even called the "Pride of Korea". However, he became infamous around November 2005 for fabricating a series of stem cell experiments that were published in high-profile journals in a case known as the Hwang affair. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hwang Woo-suk is the 766th most popular biologist (down from 566th in 2019), the 238th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 188th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Hwang Woo-suk ranks 766 out of 1,097. Before him are Domenico Vandelli, Bertha Lutz, Adam Lonicer, Tomitaro Makino, John Ellis, and George Prideaux Robert Harris. After him are Wilhelm Weinberg, Otto von Münchhausen, Emmanuel Drake del Castillo, David Don, Robert Ridgway, and C. B. van Niel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Hwang Woo-suk ranks 291. Before him are Patrick Doyle, Pia Zadora, Kvitka Cisyk, Mike Espy, David Deutsch, and Ditmar Jakobs. After him are Oliver Ivanović, Zoltán Magyar, Ladislav Jurkemik, Kurt Fuller, Michaël Dudok de Wit, and Abdelmajid Dolmy.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Hwang Woo-suk ranks 238 out of 1,128. Before him are Park Chanyeol (1992), Yiruma (1978), Yoo Young-chul (1970), Chang Taek-sang (1893), Chung Won-shik (1928), and Jung Hae-in (1988). After him are Yun Chi-young (1898), Bae Yong-joon (1972), Kim Min-hee (1982), Kim Sae-ron (2000), Han Hyo-joo (1987), and Kim Jung-nam (1943).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In South Korea

Among biologists born in South Korea, Hwang Woo-suk ranks 1. 

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