Bora Chung

South Korean writer
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Bora Chung

Summary

Bora Chung is a human[1]. She was born in Seoul[2]. She was born on 1976[3]. She worked as a writer[4], translator[5], prose writer[6], philologist[7], and university teacher[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month, #7,218 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Bora Chung was born in Seoul[2].
  • Bora Chung was born on 1976[3].
  • Bora Chung held citizenship in South Korea[10].
  • Bora Chung's professions included writer[4].
  • Bora Chung worked as a translator[5].
  • Bora Chung worked as a prose writer[6].
  • Bora Chung's professions included philologist[7].
  • Bora Chung's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Bora Chung's field of work was belletristic literature[11].
  • Bora Chung's field of work was prose[12].
  • Bora Chung's field of work was translation from Russian[13].
  • Bora Chung's field of work was translation from Polish[14].
  • Bora Chung's field of work was translation into Korean language[15].
  • Bora Chung's field of work was Slavic philology[16].
  • Bora Chung was employed by Yonsei University[17].
  • Bora Chung's education included a stint at Yonsei University[18].
  • Bora Chung was educated at Yale University[19].
  • Bora Chung's education included a stint at Indiana University[20].
  • Bora Chung is recorded as female[21].
  • Bora Chung's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Bora Chung's Commons category is recorded as Bora Chung[23].
  • Bora Chung's family name is recorded as Jung[24].
  • Bora Chung's given name is recorded as Bo-ra[25].
  • Bora Chung's nominated for is recorded as International Booker Prize[26].
  • Bora Chung's nominated for is recorded as Philip K. Dick Award[27].

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Origins and Family

Bora Chung's place of birth was Seoul[2]. She was born on 1976[3].

Education

Educated at Yonsei University[18], a private university[28], in South Korea[29], founded in 1957[30], headquartered in Seoul[31]; Yale University[19], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1701[34], headquartered in New Haven[35]; and Indiana University[20], a state university system[36], in United States[37], founded in 1820[38], headquartered in Bloomington[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], translator[5], prose writer[6], philologist[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include belletristic literature[11], a literary genre[40]; prose[12], a literary form[41]; translation from Russian[13]; translation from Polish[14]; translation into Korean language[15]; and Slavic philology[16]. Among Bora Chung's employers was Yonsei University[17].

Why It Matters

Bora Chung ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month, #7,218 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Bora Chung born?

Born in Seoul[2], Bora Chung…

What did Bora Chung do for work?

Bora Chung worked as writer[4], translator[5], prose writer[6], philologist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Bora Chung go to school?

Bora Chung was educated at Yonsei University[18], Yale University[19], and Indiana University[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [22] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . 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. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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