Fusajirō Yamauchi | |
|---|---|
山内 房治郎 | |
| 1st President of Nintendo | |
| In office 23 September 1889 – 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sekiryo Kaneda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1859 Kyoto, Japan |
| Died | 1 January 1940 (aged 80) Kyoto, Japan |
| Cause of death | Stroke[1] |
| Children | Tei (daughter), ??? (daughter) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder of Nintendo |
Fusajirō Yamauchi (山内 房治郎, Yamauchi Fusajirō, 22 November 1859 – 1940)[2][3], originally born as Fusajirō Fukui (福井 房治郎, Fukui Fusajirō), was a Japanese entrepreneur who founded Yamauchi Nintendo, later known as Nintendo. Yamauchi lived in Kyoto, Japan and had a wife and two daughters—one of whom was Tei Yamauchi, who later married Sekiryo Kaneda, the sucessor and second president of Nintendo.