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Uhwudong

1430 - 1480

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Eowudong or Uhwudong (Korean: 어우동; Hanja: 於宇同; 1442 – 18 October 1480), also known as Eoeuludong (어을우동; 於乙宇同), née Park (박; 朴), was a Korean dancer, writer, artist, and poet from a noble family in the Joseon period of the 15th century. Most of her work has not been preserved. She is described to be one of the evil women from the Joseon Dynasty along with Queen Munjeong, Jang Nok-su, and Royal Noble Consort Hui. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Uhwudong is the 1,992nd most popular writer (up from 2,674th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 134th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Uhwudong ranks 1,992 out of 7,302. Before her are José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Philemon, Virginia Henderson, Jacques Collin de Plancy, Jovan Dučić, and Jean-Dominique Bauby. After her are Juan Donoso Cortés, Frances Harper, Walter Tevis, Paul Morand, Ahad Ha'am, and Péter Esterházy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1430, Uhwudong ranks 15. Before her are Cosimo Tura, Antoine Busnois, Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, Francesco Laurana, Justus van Gent, and Oliviero Carafa. After her are Desiderio da Settignano, Fernando II, Duke of Braganza, Nicolas Froment, Francesco II Acciaioli, and Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter. Among people deceased in 1480, Uhwudong ranks 7. Before her are Jean Fouquet, René of Anjou, Jan Długosz, Antonio Vivarini, Basarab the Old, and Justus van Gent. After her are Janibek Khan, Tristão Vaz Teixeira, Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg, Eleanor of Scotland, Nicolas Jenson, and Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Uhwudong ranks 124 out of 1,128. Before her are Lee Sun-kyun (1975), Kim Seong-su (1891), Pak Song-chol (1913), Bak Jungyang (1872), Jang Yeong-sil (1400), and David Yonggi Cho (1936). After her are Jang Bogo (787), Kim Ung-yong (1963), Kim Bu-sik (1075), Won Gyun (1540), Lee Jae-yong (1969), and Shin Kyuk-ho (1921).

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Among WRITERS In South Korea

Among writers born in South Korea, Uhwudong ranks 4. Before her are Han Kang (1970), Sin Saimdang (1504), and Ko Un (1933). After her are Kim Bu-sik (1075), Yu Kil-chun (1856), Yi Kwang-su (1892), Na Hye-sok (1896), Heo Nanseolheon (1563), Yun Seondo (1587), Shin Kyung-sook (1963), and Park Wan-suh (1931).

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