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The Ho-Am Prize is a Korea

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

n annual award awarded to "those who have made outstanding contributions to the development of science and culture and enhancement of the welfare of mankind," often referred to as the Korean equivalent of the Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize

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Awarded since 1991, it is funded by Samsung

Samsung

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and named after their former chairman, Byung-Chull Lee (Ho-Am is his pen name which means filling up a space with clear water as lakes do, and being unshakeable as a large rock).

The Ho-Am Prize is currently awarded in five fields: Science, Engineering, Medicine, Arts and Community Service. Winners of the Ho-Am Prize
Ho-Am Prize
The Ho-Am Prize is a Korean annual award awarded to "domestic/abroad ethnic Korean who have made outstanding contributions to the development of science and culture and enhancement of the welfare of mankind," often referred to as the Korean equivalent of the Nobel Prize.Awarded since 1991, it is...

in the Arts include :

1994: Won-Yong Kim
1995: Nam June Paik
Nam June Paik
Nam June Paik was a Korean American artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the first video artist....
1996: Kyung-Ree Park
1997: Myung-Whun Chung
Myung-Whun Chung
Myung-whun Chung is a South Korean pianist and conductor.His sisters, violinist Kyung-wha Chung, and cellist Myung-wha Chung, and he at one time performed together as the Chung Trio. He was a joined second-prize winner in the 1974 International Tchaikovsky Competition. Chung studied conducting at...
1998: Myung Hee Choi
1999: Munyol Yi
2000: Kun-Woo Paik
Kun-Woo Paik
Kun-woo Paik is a South Korean pianist.-Early life:Kun Woo Paik was born in Seoul. he gave his first concert, aged 10, with the Korean National Orchestra . In the following years he performed many important works in Korea, including several premieres such as Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition...
2001: Lee Ufan
Lee Ufan
Lee Ufan is a Korean artist and academic, honored by the government of Japan for having "Contributed to the development ofcontemporary art in Japan."-Career:...
2002: Sue Jin Kang
Sue Jin Kang
Kang Sue-jin is a South Korean ballerina. She is a principal dancer at Stuttgart Ballet.- Early life :Kang Soo-jin was born in Seoul, South Korea. After initial ballet lessons in Korea, she went to Marika Besobrazova at the Académie de Danse Classique in Monte Carlo. In 1985, she won the Prix de...
2003: Im Kwon Taek
2004: Byung-Ki Hwang
2005: Oh Tae-Sok
2006: Wan-Suh Park
2007: Yi Chong-jun
2008: Kyu Sung Woo
2009: Kyeong-nim Shin
2010: Min-Ho Chang
2011: Kyung-Wha Chung
Kyung-Wha Chung
Kyung-wha Chung is a Korean violinist.- Biography :Kyung-wha Chung's musical career began at the age of three. Her fame in the seventies and eighties was at the top level, and ranked alongside the great violinists Pinchas Zukerman and Itzhak Perlman...

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