Vongvanij ว่องวานิช | |
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Current region | Bangkok |
Place of origin | Hainan, China |
Founded | 1903 |
Founder | Luan Vongvanij |
Properties | British Dispensary |
The Vongvanij family (Thai: ว่องวานิช, pronounced [wɔ̂ŋ.wāː.nít]) is a Thai Chinese family. The family was founded by Luan Vongvanij, a Hainanese immigrant who settled in Siam in 1903 at the age of twelve. In 1928, he acquired the British Dispensary, a pharmaceutical company which continues to be owned by the family. The company passed onto his sons Boonchit and Boonyong in 1963 and from Boonyong to his son Anurut in 1993.[1]
Notable people with the surname Vongvanij include: