Robert Hotung
Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist (1862–1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Robert Ho Tung Bosman, KBE JP (22 December 1862 – 26 April 1956, Chinese: 何東), also known as Sir Robert Ho Tung, was a businessman and philanthropist in British Hong Kong. Known as "the grand old man of Hong Kong"[1] (Chinese: 香港大老[2]), he was knighted in 1915 (Knight Bachelor) and 1955 (KBE).
Quick Facts Sir Robert Ho Tung, Born ...
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Born | Robert Ho Tung Bosman (1862-12-22)22 December 1862 |
Died | 26 April 1956(1956-04-26) (aged 93) British Hong Kong |
Alma mater | Queen's College |
Occupation | Merchant |
Spouses | Margaret Maclean (m. 1881)Clara Cheung Lin-kok
(m. 1895) |
Children | 12, including George |
Parent(s) | Charles Henry Maurice Bosman (father) Sze Tai (mother) |
Relatives | Ho Fook (brother) Eric Hotung (grandson) Joseph Hotung (grandson) Stanley Ho (grand-nephew) Grace Ho (niece) Bruce Lee (grand-nephew) |
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Quick Facts Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese ...
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Traditional Chinese | 何東 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 何东 | ||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 何曉生 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 何晓生 | ||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 何啟東 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 何啟东 | ||||||||||
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