Oei Tjie Sien

In this Chinese name, the family name is Oei.
Oei Tjie Sien
Born1835 (1835)
Fujian, Qing dynasty
Died1900 (aged 64–65)
Semarang, Dutch East Indies
Occupation(s)Military rebel, businessman, landlord and revenue farmer
SpouseTjan Bien Nio
ChildrenMajoor-titulair Oei Tiong Ham (son)
Majoor-titulair Oei Tiong Bing (son)
Oei Tiong Tjhian (son)
Luitenant Oei Tiong An (son)
Oei Siok Nio (daughter)
Oei Bok Nio (daughter)
Oei Thiem Nio (daughter)
Oei Koen Nio (daughter)
Parent(s)Oei Tjhing In (father)
Tjan Moay Nio (mother)[1]
RelativesMadame Wellington Koo (granddaughter)
V. K. Wellington Koo (grandson-in-law)
Oei Tjong Hauw (grandson)
Oei Tjong Tjay (grandson)
Madame Teng Liang Kan (granddaughter)

Oei Tjie Sien (Chinese: 黃志信; pinyin: Huáng Zhìxìn 1835–1900) was a Chinese-born colonial Indonesian tycoon and the founder of Kian Gwan, Southeast Asia's largest conglomerate at the start of the twentieth century.[2] He is better known as the father of Oei Tiong Ham, Majoor-titulair der Chinezen (1866–1924), who modernized and vastly expanded the Oei family's business empire.[3][4]

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