Hey both of my parents are dead. Do you know of any other famous orphans or foundlings?
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. You're in good company though as notable orphans have gone on to be world leaders, figures in science and business and celebrated writers!
Who are some orphans that have gone on to be world leaders?
I'm not sure but I was surprised that the United Nations defines an orphan as anyone who loses one parent. It can be through either abandonment or death. 
That is interesting! I thought it was both parents. What else do you know about orphans around the world?
International adoption of South Korean children
The international adoption of South Korean children was triggered by casualties of the Korean War after 1953. The initiative was taken by religious organizations in the United States, Australia, and many Western European nations, and eventually developed into various apparatus that sustained adoption as a socially integrated system.
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A 1988 article which was originally in The Progressive and reprinted in Pound Pup Legacy said that fewer than one percent of Korean adoptees adopted now
List of orphans and foundlings
Notable orphans and foundlings include world leaders, celebrated writers, entertainment greats, figures in science and business, as well as innumerable fictional characters in literature and comics. While the exact definition of orphan varies, one legal definition is a child bereft through "death or disappearance of, abandonment or desertion by, or separation or loss from, both parents". According to the United Nations, the definition of an orphan is anyone that loses one parent, either through death or abandonment.
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