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Yun Hyu

1617 - 1680

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Yun Hyu (Korean: 윤휴; Hanja: 尹鑴; 1617–1680) was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar and official, who lived during the Joseon period. Yun was the political leader of the Southern (Namin) faction of the Joseon Dynasty. His pen names were Paekho, Hahŏn and Yapo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yun Hyu is the 798th most popular philosopher (up from 975th in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 169th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Yun Hyu ranks 798 out of 1,267. Before him are Gilbert Simondon, Mykhailo Drahomanov, Philippa Foot, Henry of Ghent, Nikolai Amosov, and Jean-Luc Marion. After him are Melchor Cano, Lie Yukou, Narayana Guru, Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, Axiothea of Phlius, and Ludovico Antonio Muratori.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1617, Yun Hyu ranks 12. Before him are Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg, Richard Lovelace, Emanuel de Witte, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Leopoldo de' Medici, and Adil Giray. After him are Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony, John Michael Wright, Ralph Cudworth, and Roshanara Begum. Among people deceased in 1680, Yun Hyu ranks 26. Before him are Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg, John Eudes, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Per Brahe the Younger, Joachim Neander, and Li Yu. After him are Peter Lely, Frans Post, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, Pierre-Paul Riquet, Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and Marco Uccellini.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yun Hyu ranks 136 out of 1,128. Before him are Shin Kyuk-ho (1921), Ho Jong-suk (1908), Soon-Tek Oh (1932), HoYeon Jung (1994), Suga (1993), and Hyun Bin (1982). After him are Beopheung of Silla (500), Kim Seok-jin (1992), Song Hye-kyo (1981), Myung-whun Chung (1953), Kim Hae-sook (1955), and Lee Young-ae (1971).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In South Korea

Among philosophers born in South Korea, Yun Hyu ranks 4. Before him are Yi Hwang (1501), Yi I (1536), and Byung-Chul Han (1959). After him are Jaegwon Kim (1934).

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