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Shin Dong-hyuk

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Shin Dong-hyuk

Summary

Shin Dong-hyuk is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kaechon internment camp[2]. He was born on +1982-11-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], writer[5], and human rights defender[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (369 views/month, #6,996 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kaechon internment camp[2], Shin Dong-hyuk…
  • Shin Dong-hyuk was born on +1982-11-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk held citizenship in North Korea[8].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk held citizenship in South Korea[9].
  • Korean was Shin Dong-hyuk's native language[10].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's professions included journalist[4].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's professions included writer[5].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's professions included human rights defender[6].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's image is recorded as Shin Dong-Hyuk.jpg[11].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk is recorded as male[12].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's ISNI is recorded as 0000000391637594[14].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 9047149198350974940008[15].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's GND ID is recorded as 1263962033[16].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2007089478[17].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's IdRef ID is recorded as 165279362[18].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's Commons category is recorded as Shin Dong-hyuk[19].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bs7z4r[20].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as pna2013758426[21].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's family name is recorded as Shin[22].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's given name is recorded as Dong-Hyuck[23].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX5484319[24].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 341338257[25].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000223515[26].
  • Shin Dong-hyuk's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as South Koreans[27].

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Origins and Family

Shin Dong-hyuk's place of birth was Kaechon internment camp[2]. He was born on +1982-11-19T00:00:00Z[3]. Korean was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

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

Why It Matters

Shin Dong-hyuk ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (369 views/month, #6,996 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Shin Dong-hyuk born?

Born in Kaechon internment camp[2], Shin Dong-hyuk…

What did Shin Dong-hyuk do for work?

Shin Dong-hyuk worked as journalist[4], writer[5], and human rights defender[6].

Related Entities

North Korea South Korea

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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