Andrei Lankov

Russian academic
Person human Q502317
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Andrei Lankov

Summary

Andrei Lankov is a human[1]. Born in Saint Petersburg[2], he… he was born on July 26, 1963[3]. He worked as a historian[4], university teacher[5], orientalist[6], and koreanologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (531 views/month, #7,172 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Andrei Lankov was born in Saint Petersburg[2].
  • Andrei Lankov was born on July 26, 1963[3].
  • Andrei Lankov held citizenship in Soviet Union[9].
  • Andrei Lankov held citizenship in Russia[10].
  • Andrei Lankov held citizenship in Australia[11].
  • Andrei Lankov worked as a historian[4].
  • Andrei Lankov's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Andrei Lankov's professions included orientalist[6].
  • Andrei Lankov's professions included koreanologist[7].
  • Andrei Lankov was employed by Kookmin University[12].
  • Among Andrei Lankov's employers was Australian National University[13].
  • Andrei Lankov was educated at Kim Il-sung University[14].
  • Andrei Lankov's doctoral advisor was Georgy Smolin[15].
  • Andrei Lankov is recorded as male[16].
  • Andrei Lankov's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Andrei Lankov earned the academic degree of Candidate of Historical Sciences[18].
  • Andrei Lankov's given name is recorded as Andrej[19].
  • Andrei Lankov's official website is recorded as http://lankov.oriental.ru/[20].
  • Andrei Lankov's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Russian[21].
  • Andrei Lankov's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Andrei Lankov's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[23].
  • Andrei Lankov's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Андре́й Никола́евич Ланько́в'}[24].
  • Andrei Lankov's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8776'}[25].
  • Andrei Lankov's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+65400'}[26].
  • Andrei Lankov's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+102000'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Saint Petersburg[2], Andrei Lankov… he was born on July 26, 1963[3].

Education

Andrei Lankov was educated at Kim Il-sung University[14]. His doctoral advisor was Georgy Smolin[15]. He earned the academic degree of Candidate of Historical Sciences[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], university teacher[5], orientalist[6], and koreanologist[7]. Employers include Kookmin University[12], a private university[28], in South Korea[29], founded in 1946[30] and Australian National University[13], a public university[31], in Australia[32], founded in 1946[33], headquartered in Canberra[34].

Why It Matters

Andrei Lankov ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (531 views/month, #7,172 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Andrei Lankov born?

Andrei Lankov was born in Saint Petersburg[2].

What did Andrei Lankov do for work?

Andrei Lankov worked as historian[4], university teacher[5], orientalist[6], and koreanologist[7].

Where did Andrei Lankov go to school?

Andrei Lankov was educated at Kim Il-sung University[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . rbc.ru. rbc.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . search.rsl.ru. search.rsl.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Academic degree Candidate of Historical Sciences
    Given name Andrej
    Social media followers {'amount': '+8776'}, {'amount': '+65400'}, {'amount': '+102000'} +4
    Doctoral student Q139764252
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