Z.Y. Fu | |
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Born | July 5, 1919 |
Died | August 26, 2011 | (aged 91–92)
Nationality | Chinese-Japanese |
Other names | Dze Nyoe Fu Fu Zaiyuan |
Alma mater | St. John's University Waseda University |
Occupation(s) | entrepreneur philanthropist |
Title | founder of Sansaio Trading Corporation |
Spouse | Joan Yun Chung Chu Fu |
Z.Y. Fu, also known as Dze Nyoe Fu in Shanghainese or Fu Zaiyuan in Mandarin (Chinese: 傅在源; pinyin: Fù Zàiyuán; July 5, 1919 – August 26, 2011) was a Chinese-Japanese entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Sansaio Trading Corporation of Japan. The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science of Columbia University in New York City is named after him, in recognition of his $26 million donation.[1]