Historical figures in Seoul
The atlas holds 26 people and 69 moments here, from 1397 to 2019. The most recorded lives are Yun Hyon-seok, Sung Jae-gi and Sejong the Great. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Business Leaders, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Yun Hyon-seok
from 2002 to 2003
11 moments here
South Korean poet, writer, and LGBT-rights activist, also known by the pen name Yook Woo-dang.…
Zaha Hadid
in 2014
1 moment here
Iraqi-British architect, artist, and designer known for experimental, fluid architectural forms.…
Moments
- 2003 Final evening at the LGBT-rights office Yun Hyon-seok
- 2003 Purchase of fabric at Dongdaemun Market Yun Hyon-seok
- 2006 Japan-South Korea summit Shinzo Abe
- 2006 Founded anti-feminist organization Sung Jae-gi
- 2008 Founded Man of Korea Sung Jae-gi
- 2008 Samseong-dong office established Sung Jae-gi
- 2009 Prosecutors' questioning Roh Moo-hyun
- 2009 Death at Severance Hospital Kim Dae-jung
- 2010 Meeting Lee Myung-bak in Seoul Islam Karimov
- 2010 Arrival for the Seoul G20 summit Bingu wa Mutharika
- 2011 Man of Korea office moved to Yeouido Sung Jae-gi
- 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul Sebastián Piñera
- 2013 Body found at Seogang Bridge Sung Jae-gi
- 2013 Jump from Mapo Bridge Sung Jae-gi
- 2013 Taxi departure from Yeongdeungpo Sung Jae-gi
- 2014 Dongdaemun Design Plaza visit Zaha Hadid
- 2014 Fields Medal presentation Maryam Mirzakhani
- 2015 China-Japan-South Korea summit Shinzo Abe
- 2019 State visit to Seoul Sebastián Piñera