Kim Bok-dong

South Korean activist (1926-2019)
Person human Q16175111
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Kim Bok-dong

Summary

Kim Bok-dong is a human[1]. Born in Yangsan[2], she… she was born on April 19, 1926[3]. She passed away in Severance Hospital[4]. She died on January 28, 2019[5]. She worked as a human rights defender[6], former comfort women[7], and activist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Kim Bok-dong's place of birth was Yangsan[2].
  • Kim Bok-dong died in Severance Hospital[4].
  • Kim Bok-dong died in Seoul[10].
  • Kim Bok-dong was born on April 19, 1926[3].
  • Kim Bok-dong died on January 28, 2019[5].
  • Kim Bok-dong held citizenship in South Korea[11].
  • Korean was Kim Bok-dong's native language[12].
  • Kim Bok-dong's professions included human rights defender[6].
  • Kim Bok-dong worked as a former comfort women[7].
  • Kim Bok-dong's professions included activist[8].
  • Kim Bok-dong is recorded as female[13].
  • Kim Bok-dong's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • The cause of death was cancer[15].
  • Kim Bok-dong's family name is recorded as Kim[16].
  • Kim Bok-dong's given name is recorded as Bok-dong[17].
  • Kim Bok-dong's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[18].
  • Kim Bok-dong's described by source is recorded as Kim Bok-dong, Wartime Sex Slave Who Sought Reparations for Koreans, Dies at 92[19].
  • Kim Bok-dong's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[20].
  • Kim Bok-dong's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '김복동'}[21].
  • Kim Bok-dong's name in kana is recorded as キム・ボクトン[22].
  • Kim Bok-dong's McCune–Reischauer romanization is recorded as Kim Pok-tong[23].
  • Kim Bok-dong's Revised Romanization is recorded as Gim Bok-dong[24].

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Origins and Family

Kim Bok-dong's place of birth was Yangsan[2]. She was born on April 19, 1926[3]. Korean was her native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include human rights defender[6], former comfort women[7], and activist[8].

Death and Burial

Kim Bok-dong died on January 28, 2019[5]. Recorded place of death include Severance Hospital[4], a hospital[25], in South Korea[26], founded in 1885[27] and Seoul[10], a Special City of Korea[28], in South Korea[29], founded in 1395[30]. The cause of death was cancer[15].

Why It Matters

Kim Bok-dong ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Kim Bok-dong born?

Kim Bok-dong was born in Yangsan[2].

Where did Kim Bok-dong die?

Kim Bok-dong passed away in Severance Hospital[4].

What did Kim Bok-dong do for work?

Kim Bok-dong worked as human rights defender[6], former comfort women[7], and activist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ytn.co.kr. ytn.co.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . ytn.co.kr. ytn.co.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Occupation human rights defender, former comfort women, activist
    Native language Korean
    Sex or gender female
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