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Jeong In-ji

1396 - 1478

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Chŏng Inji (Korean: 정인지; Hanja: 鄭麟趾; December 28, 1396 – November 26, 1478) was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar, historian, and politician who served as Vice Minister of Education or Deputy Chief Scholar (Head of Office for Special Advisors) during the reign of King Sejong the Great, Minister of Rites during the reign of King Munjong and Danjong, Left or Second State Councillor from 1453 to 1455 during the reign of King Danjong, and Chief State Councillor from 1455 to 1458 during the reign of King Sejo. He was nicknamed Hakyeokjae (학역재). He was from the Hadong Chŏng clan (하동 정씨; 河東 鄭氏) He is perhaps best known for having written the postscript of the Hunmin Jeongeum Haerye, the commentary on and explanation of the native alphabet Hangeul invented by King Sejong in 1443. He also contributed to the Goryeo-sa, the official history of the Goryeo dynasty, and the Yongbi Eocheon-ga (용비어천가). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jeong In-ji is the 13,412th most popular politician (down from 11,789th in 2024), the 224th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 166th in 2019) and the 89th most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jeong In-ji ranks 13,412 out of 19,576. Before him are Pagan of Bulgaria, Doğu Perinçek, Manuel Quintana, Federico Laredo Brú, Guillermo Billinghurst, and Edmund of Scotland. After him are Oleksandr Moroz, Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus, Fejzi Alizoti, Hun Manet, Walter Veltroni, and Badri Patarkatsishvili.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1396, Jeong In-ji ranks 7. Before him are Philip the Good, Alfonso V of Aragon, Jacopo Bellini, Michelozzo, Theodore II Palaiologos, and Bonne of Artois. After him is William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk. Among people deceased in 1478, Jeong In-ji ranks 10. Before him are Catherine of Bosnia, Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Yolande of Valois, Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, Fernando I, Duke of Braganza, and Andrea Vendramin.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Jeong In-ji ranks 224 out of 1,128. Before him are Jun Ji-hyun (1981), Im Yoon-ah (1990), Jee Yong-ju (1948), Park Seo-joon (1988), Kim Yoon-ok (1947), and Myung Rye-hyun (1926). After him are Bae Suzy (1994), Sumi Jo (1962), Lee Hae-chan (1952), Sin Sukju (1417), Lee Min-jung (1982), and Yi So-yeon (1978).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Jeong In-ji ranks 89. Before him are Jo Gwang-jo (1482), Heo Mok (1595), Song Si-yeol (1607), Lee Nak-yeon (1951), Oh Se-hoon (1961), and Kim Boo-kyum (1958). After him are Lee Hae-chan (1952), Sin Sukju (1417), Lee Wan-koo (1950), Chang Taek-sang (1893), Chung Won-shik (1928), and Yun Chi-young (1898).

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