Baek Seok

North Korean poet
Person human Q489436
Baek Seok
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Summary

Baek Seok is a human[1]. Born in Chongju[2], he… he was born on July 1, 1912[3]. He died on January 1, 1995[4]. He worked as a writer[5], poet[6], shepherd[7], and translator[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Baek Seok's place of birth was Chongju[2].
  • Baek Seok was born on July 1, 1912[3].
  • Baek Seok was born on 1912[10].
  • Baek Seok died on January 1, 1995[4].
  • Baek Seok died on January 7, 1996[11].
  • Baek Seok held citizenship in North Korea[12].
  • Korean was Baek Seok's native language[13].
  • Baek Seok's professions included writer[5].
  • Baek Seok worked as a poet[6].
  • Baek Seok worked as a shepherd[7].
  • Baek Seok worked as a translator[8].
  • Baek Seok's field of work was poetry[14].
  • Baek Seok's field of work was translating activity[15].
  • Baek Seok's education included a stint at Aoyama Gakuin University[16].
  • Baek Seok is recorded as male[17].
  • Baek Seok's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Baek Seok's Commons category is recorded as Baek Seok[19].
  • Baek Seok's family name is recorded as Baek[20].
  • Baek Seok's given name is recorded as Seok[21].
  • Baek Seok's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[22].
  • Baek Seok's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[23].
  • Baek Seok's Revised Romanization is recorded as Baek Gi-haeng[24].

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Origins and Family

Baek Seok was born in Chongju[2]. Recorded date of birth include July 1, 1912[3] and 1912[10]. Korean was his native language[13].

Education

Baek Seok's education included a stint at Aoyama Gakuin University[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[5], poet[6], shepherd[7], and translator[8]. Fields of work include poetry[14], a literary form[25] and translating activity[15].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 1995[4] and January 7, 1996[11].

Why It Matters

Baek Seok ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Baek Seok born?

Baek Seok's place of birth was Chongju[2].

What did Baek Seok do for work?

Baek Seok worked as writer[5], poet[6], shepherd[7], and translator[8].

Where did Baek Seok go to school?

Baek Seok was educated at Aoyama Gakuin University[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . biz.heraldcorp.com. biz.heraldcorp.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . 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. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ja', 'ko', 'pt', 'zh']
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    Date of death → +1995-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1996-01-07T00:00:00Z
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  5. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
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    Educated at → Aoyama Gakuin University
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