Heo Jun

Korean court physician (1539 – 1615 )
Person human Q487550
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Summary

Heo Jun was born on January 1, 1546[1], in Joseon[2]. He died on January 1, 1615[3]. He worked as a physician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (992 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: October 9, 1615[6]
  • Country of citizenship: Korea[7]
  • Notable work: Dongui Bogam[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Family name: Heo[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ho Chun[11]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Korean[12]
  • Commons Creator page: Heo Jun[13]
  • Courtesy name: 청원[14]
  • Art name: 구암[15]
  • Name in kana: ホ・ジュン[16]
  • McCune–Reischauer romanization: Hŏ Chun[17]
  • Revised Romanization: Heo Jun[18]
  • Sibling: Heo Jing[19]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[20]

Why It Matters

Heo Jun has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Works attributed to him include Dongui Bogam[23], a literary work[24], in South Korea[25], founded in 1613[26].

FAQs

Where was Heo Jun born?

Heo Jun's place of birth was Joseon[2].

What did Heo Jun do for work?

Heo Jun worked as a physician[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [1] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [12] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ckb', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'ja', 'kk', 'ko', 'th',
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  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
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    Instance of → human
    Place of birth → Joseon
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