WRITER

Yi Kwang-su

1892 - 1950

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Yi Gwangsu (Korean: 이광수; February 1, 1892 – October 25, 1950) was a Korean writer, Korean independence activist, and later collaborator with Imperial Japan. Yi is best known for his novel Mujeong (The Heartless), which is often described as the first modern Korean novel. His art names were Chunwon and Goju. He adopted a Japanese name, Kayama Mitsurō (香山光郞). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yi Kwang-su is the 2,713th most popular writer (down from 2,694th in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 136th in 2019) and the 7th most popular South Korean Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yi Kwang-su ranks 2,713 out of 7,302Before him are Peter Høeg, Theodorus Gaza, Vazha-Pshavela, Francisco Ayala, Mihail Sebastian, and Anna Sewell. After him are Josef Jungmann, Dorothea von Schlegel, Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Mago, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, and Karel Jaromír Erben.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Yi Kwang-su ranks 129Before him are Corrie ten Boom, Paul Douglas, Hermann Breith, Edoardo Agnelli, Fyodor Raskolnikov, and Otto Nerz. After him are Charles Nungesser, Mahidol Adulyadej, Hironori Ōtsuka, Ivan Tyulenev, Alan Hale Sr., and Mabel Normand. Among people deceased in 1950, Yi Kwang-su ranks 86Before him are Sami al-Hinnawi, Kurt Schmitt, Adolf Wiklund, Gustaf John Ramstedt, Traian Vuia, and Nikolai Luzin. After him are Aliya bint Ali, Ulrich Graf, Alan Hale Sr., Joanni Perronet, Raymond Sommer, and Edwin Sutherland.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yi Kwang-su ranks 148 out of 1,128Before him are Lee Young-ae (1971), J-Hope (1994), IU (1993), Ye Wanyong (1858), G-Dragon (1988), and Yu Kil-chun (1856). After him are Lee Chang-dong (1954), Lyuh Woon-hyung (1886), Hong Sang-soo (1960), Song Kang-ho (1967), RM (1994), and Kim Jee-woon (1964).

Among WRITERS In South Korea

Among writers born in South Korea, Yi Kwang-su ranks 7Before him are Han Kang (1970), Sin Saimdang (1504), Ko Un (1933), Uhwudong (1430), Kim Bu-sik (1075), and Yu Kil-chun (1856). After him are Na Hye-sok (1896), Heo Nanseolheon (1563), Yun Seondo (1587), Shin Kyung-sook (1963), Park Wan-suh (1931), and Yi Munyeol (1948).