Kang Chol-hwan

defector from North Korea
Person human Q483097
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Kang Chol-hwan

Summary

Kang Chol-hwan is a human[1]. Born in Pyongyang[2], he… he was born on +1968-09-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], human rights defender[5], and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pyongyang[2], Kang Chol-hwan…
  • Kang Chol-hwan was born on +1968-09-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kang Chol-hwan held citizenship in North Korea[8].
  • Kang Chol-hwan held citizenship in South Korea[9].
  • Korean was Kang Chol-hwan's native language[10].
  • Kang Chol-hwan worked as a journalist[4].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's professions included human rights defender[5].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's professions included writer[6].
  • Kang Chol-hwan was educated at Hanyang University[11].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's image is recorded as Kang Chol-hwan.jpg[12].
  • Kang Chol-hwan is recorded as male[13].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109280158[15].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 97944320[16].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's GND ID is recorded as 1036390888[17].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr95021504[18].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 136147043[19].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's IdRef ID is recorded as 055764193[20].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA08264618[21].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00344945[22].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's Commons category is recorded as Kang Chol-hwan[23].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's SBN author ID is recorded as RAVV257113[24].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07c6bf[25].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2729288A[26].
  • Kang Chol-hwan's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk2004148306[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Kang Chol-hwan was born in Pyongyang[2]. He was born on +1968-09-18T00:00:00Z[3]. Korean was his native language[10].

Education

Kang Chol-hwan was educated at Hanyang University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], human rights defender[5], and writer[6].

Why It Matters

Kang Chol-hwan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Kang Chol-hwan born?

Kang Chol-hwan's place of birth was Pyongyang[2].

What did Kang Chol-hwan do for work?

Kang Chol-hwan worked as journalist[4], human rights defender[5], and writer[6].

Where did Kang Chol-hwan go to school?

Kang Chol-hwan was educated at Hanyang University[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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