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Pak Hon-yong

1900 - 1955

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Pak Hon-yong (Korean: 박헌영; Hanja: 朴憲永; 28 May 1900 – 18 December 1955), courtesy name Togyong (덕영), was a Korean independence activist, politician, philosopher, communist activist and one of the main leaders of the Korean communist movement during Japan's colonial rule (1910–1945). During the Japanese occupation of Korea, he tried to organize the Korean Communist Party. When the Japanese authorities cracked down on the party, he went into hiding. After Korea's liberation, August 1945, he set up the Communist Party of Korea in the South, but under pressure from American authorities he moved to North Korea (then People's Committee of North Korea) in April 1948. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pak Hon-yong is the 2,395th most popular politician (down from 2,297th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from South Korea (up from 46th in 2019) and the 37th most popular South Korean Politician.

Pak Hon-yong is most famous for his literary work, "The Tale of the Dog" (개구리 이야기). The book is about a dog that is abandoned by its owner and has to fend for itself in the wilderness.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pak Hon-yong ranks 2,395 out of 19,576. Before him are Khasekhemwy, Jan Masaryk, Mikhail Suslov, Chilperic II, Harsha, and Ferdinand, Duke of Parma. After him are Louis I of Etruria, Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, Theuderic III, Harald Gille, Burebista, and William II of Sicily.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Pak Hon-yong ranks 37. Before him are Alfred Newman, Hans Fritzsche, James Hilton, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Jan Oort, and Kurt Weill. After him are Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, Karl Wolff, Arno Breker, Choe Yong-gon, Chiune Sugihara, and Anna Seghers. Among people deceased in 1955, Pak Hon-yong ranks 21. Before him are Jim Corbett, Charlie Parker, Paul Claudel, Rodolfo Graziani, Maurice Utrillo, and George Enescu. After him are Vasily Blokhin, John Mott, Calouste Gulbenkian, Carmen Miranda, Hermann Weyl, and Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Pak Hon-yong ranks 43 out of 1,128. Before him are Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), Injong of Joseon (1515), Yun Chi-ho (1864), Danjong of Joseon (1441), Han Kang (1970), and Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575). After him are Dangun (-333), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Psy (1977), Bong Joon-ho (1969), Cha Bum-kun (1953), and Chang Myon (1899).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Pak Hon-yong ranks 37. Before him are Munjong of Joseon (1414), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), Injong of Joseon (1515), Danjong of Joseon (1441), and Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575). After him are Dangun (-333), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Chang Myon (1899), Myeongjong of Joseon (1534), Crown Prince Sado (1735), and Hyejong of Goryeo (912).

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