Loke Yew

Loke Yew
陆佑
Born
Wong Loke Yew

9 October 1845
Died24 February 1917 (aged 71)
Resting placeHawthornden Estate
3°11′0″N 101°45′0″E / 3.18333°N 101.75000°E / 3.18333; 101.75000 (Loke Yew resting location)
Known forPioneer of Kuala Lumpur
Spouse(s)Leung Suet (1st wife)
Leung Jun (2nd wife)
Lim Shuk Kwei (3rd wife;d. 1914)
Lim Cheng Kim (4th wife; b. 1895, d. 1981)
Children11, including Loke Wan Tho
RelativesNancy Kwan (great granddaughter)
Loke Yew
Traditional Chinese陸佑
Simplified Chinese陆佑
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLù Yòu
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLuk6 Jau6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLio̍k Iū
Tâi-lôLio̍k Iū
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃如佑[citation needed]
Simplified Chinese黄如佑
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Rúyòu
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingWong4 Jyu4 Jau6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJN̂g Jû-iū
Tâi-lôN̂g Jû-iū

Loke Yew CMG (simplified Chinese: 陆佑; traditional Chinese: 陸佑; pinyin: Lù Yòu; Jyutping: Luk6 Jau6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lio̍k Iū; 1845–1917), born Wong Loke Yew, was a Malayan business magnate of Cantonese descent.[1] During his lifetime, he played a significant role in the development of Kuala Lumpur and was also one of the founding fathers of Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur.