Hwang Byungki

South Korean musician
Person human Q625786
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Hwang Byungki

Summary

Hwang Byungki is a human[1]. He was born in Gahoe-dong[2]. He was born on May 31, 1936[3]. He died on January 31, 2018[4]. He worked as a composer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Hwang Byungki was born in Gahoe-dong[2].
  • Hwang Byungki was born on May 31, 1936[3].
  • Hwang Byungki died on January 31, 2018[4].
  • Hwang Byungki was married to Han Mahlsook[7].
  • A child of Hwang Byungki was Hwang Jun-muk[8].
  • A child of Hwang Byungki was Wonmuk Hwang[9].
  • Hwang Byungki held citizenship in South Korea[10].
  • Korean was Hwang Byungki's native language[11].
  • Hwang Byungki's professions included composer[5].
  • Hwang Byungki was employed by Harvard University[12].
  • Hwang Byungki's education included a stint at Seoul National University[13].
  • Hwang Byungki received the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize[14].
  • Hwang Byungki is recorded as male[15].
  • Hwang Byungki's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • The cause of death was pneumonia[17].
  • Hwang Byungki's family name is recorded as Hwang[18].
  • Hwang Byungki's given name is recorded as Byeong-gi[19].
  • Hwang Byungki's official website is recorded as http://www.bkhwang.com/[20].
  • Hwang Byungki's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Hwang Byungki's instrument is recorded as kayagum[22].
  • Hwang Byungki's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[23].
  • Hwang Byungki's McCune–Reischauer romanization is recorded as Hwang Pyŏngki[24].
  • Hwang Byungki's Revised Romanization is recorded as Hwang Byeonggi[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Gahoe-dong[2], Hwang Byungki… he was born on May 31, 1936[3]. Korean was his native language[11].

Education

Hwang Byungki was educated at Seoul National University[13].

Career and Affiliations

Hwang Byungki worked as a composer[5]. Among his employers was Harvard University[12].

Recognition

Hwang Byungki received the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize[14].

Personal Life

Hwang Byungki was married to Han Mahlsook[7]. Children include Hwang Jun-muk[8], a mathematician[26], b. 1963[27], of South Korea[28], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[29] and Wonmuk Hwang[9], a researcher[30].

Death and Burial

Hwang Byungki died on January 31, 2018[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia[17].

Why It Matters

Hwang Byungki ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Hwang Byungki born?

Hwang Byungki's place of birth was Gahoe-dong[2].

Who was Hwang Byungki married to?

Hwang Byungki's spouses include Han Mahlsook[7].

What did Hwang Byungki do for work?

Hwang Byungki worked as composer[5].

Where did Hwang Byungki go to school?

Hwang Byungki was educated at Seoul National University[13].

What awards did Hwang Byungki receive?

Honors received include Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . businesspost.co.kr. businesspost.co.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13h ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'ko']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57986|batch #57986]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 3/3"
  2. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 6463
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42119|batch #42119]]"
  3. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q639669]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258353|batch #258353]]"
  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Child → Hwang Jun-muk, Wonmuk Hwang
    Official website → http://www.bkhwang.com/
    Cause of death → pneumonia
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
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