Lee Seung-u

South Korean writer
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Summary

Lee Seung-u was born on February 21, 1959[1], in Jangheung County[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], philologist[4], university teacher[5], and docent[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: February 21, 1960[8]
  • Country of citizenship: South Korea[9]
  • Native language: Korean[10]
  • Employer: Chosun University[11]
  • Educated at: Yonsei University[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Family name: Lee[14]
  • Given name: Seung-u[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Korean[16]
  • Name in native language: 이승우[17], 李承雨[18]
  • McCune–Reischauer romanization: Ri Sŭngu[19]
  • Revised Romanization: I Seungu[20]
  • Start of work period: 1978[21]
  • Writing language: Korean[22]

Why It Matters

Lee Seung-u has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Lee Seung-u born?

Lee Seung-u was born in Jangheung County[2].

What did Lee Seung-u do for work?

Lee Seung-u worked as a writer[3], philologist[4], university teacher[5], and docent[6].

Where did Lee Seung-u go to school?

Lee Seung-u was educated at Yonsei University[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . 100.daum.net. 100.daum.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ja', 'ko', 'ru', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57985|batch #57985]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0351593-I-Sungu-1959
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0351593-I-Sungu-1959, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, philologist, university teacher +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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