Yan Fu

Yan Fu

male, deceased (1921)
tianze, courtesy name, Translator, First Sino-Japanese War, Tianjin, On Liberty…fujianprovince, From fujian
Yan Fu (courtesy name:) (January 8 1854 - October 27 1921) was a Chinese scholar and translator, most famous for introducing Western thoughts,...
Aw Boon Haw

Aw Boon Haw

male, deceased (1954)
entrepreneur, burma, rangoon, hakka, fujianprovince, chinese
Ah Boon Haw was a Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for introducing Tiger Balm. His family was of Hakka descent and his ancestors...
Aw Boon Par

Aw Boon Par

male, deceased (1944)
yangon, entrepreneur, burma, tiger, hakka, leopard…fujianprovince
Aw Boon Par was a Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for introducing Tiger Balm, together with his brother Aw Boon Haw. His family...
Hua Yan

Hua Yan

female
painter, fujianprovince, chinese, Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, Yangzhou school
Hua Yan was a Chinese painter from Fujian province. Yan's work is within the tradition of the Yangzhou school and is often named as one of the...
He Chaozong

He Chaozong

male
Buddhist, 17th century, artist, statue, pottery, ming dynasty…fujianprovince
He Chaozong 何朝宗 was a celebrated early 17th century Chinese potter. He Chaozong fashioned mainly Buddhist white porcelain statuary in the tradit...
Albino Sycip

Albino Sycip

male
fujianprovince, Xiamen, University of Michigan, shanghai, fujian, Accounting
Albino SyCip is a notable Chinese Filipino of pure Fujianese origin. He is known as the "Dean of Philippine Banking". A lawyer by profession, he...
Chen Boda

Chen Boda

male, deceased (1989)
communist, politburo, chen, editor, Leader of the Communist Party of China, gang of four…fujianprovince, From fujian
Chen Boda was born 1904 in Hui'an (Fujian province, China) and died on 20 September 1989 in Beijing. He was a communist organizer who participated...
Chen Di

Chen Di

male
writer, Sailor, fujianprovince, chinese, Xiamen, Anthropology writer
Chen Di was a sailor from Xiamen (Amoy) in what is currently China's Fujian Province. In his 1609 "Record of the Eastern Seas", he provides the...

Loh Boon Siew

male, deceased (1995)
billionaire, fujianprovince, malaysian, Penang, Chinese Malaysian, used car
Tan Sri Dato' Loh Boon Siew 1915-1995 (Chinese: 駱文秀) also known as “Mr Honda” is a Penangite tycoon and the founder of Boon Siew Honda. Loh was bo...
Kwek Leng Beng

Kwek Leng Beng

male
billionaire, Hong Leong Finance, Millennium & Copthorne, City Developments Limited, Singapore Management University, Business Person…fujianprovince
Kwek Leng Beng is a Singapore billionaire. He is the Executive Chairman of Hong Leong Group Singapore. His 2005 estimated net worth was US$3.6...