Skip to content
229,518 profiles ranked

Isang Yun

Korean-born German composer (1917-1995) · Germany · On the map · Musicians · Died at 78

Isang Yun, or Yun I-sang, was a Korean-born composer who made his later career in West Germany.

Isang Yun is read about 90 times a day, in 15 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 19 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

A life in dates

1995Died3 November 1995Goethe MedalAward1988Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1969Culture and Science Award of the City of KielAward1917Born17 September 1917

People around Isang

Close ties

Also in Deutsch

Awards

Goethe Medal1995
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1988
Culture and Science Award of the City of Kiel1969
Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1995 · aged 78

Where to find them