YC Wang
Wang Yung-ching , YC Wang ( Chinese 王永慶 / 王永庆 , Pinyin Wáng Yǒngqìng , W.-G. Wang Yung-ch'ing ) (born January 18, 1917 in Taipei , Taiwan ; † October 15, 2008 in Short Hills , New Jersey ) was a Taiwanese entrepreneur .
Life
Born into a poor farming family, Wang began working in a rice shop when he was 15 (1932). In 1933, at the age of 16, he had his own rice business. In 1955 he founded Formosa Plastics Corporation and headed the Taiwanese company until 2006. Formosa Plastics Corporation became one of the largest plastics producers in the world.
According to US Forbes Magazine , Wang was one of the richest Taiwanese and was listed in The World's Billionaires in 2005 .
Wang was married in two marriages and had two daughters and eight sons. The eldest son Winston Wang from his second marriage founded Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing in 2000 together with the Chinese entrepreneur Jiang Mianheng , the son of the former Chinese President Jiang Zemin . A daughter, Charlene Wang, from his second marriage, founded First International Computer and another daughter, Cher Wang, from his second marriage, founded High Tech Computer Corporation (HTC) and VIA Technologies .
He died on October 15, 2008 at the age of 91.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wang Yung-ching: A Life Ends, the Legend Lives On . Common Wealth Magazine, October 23, 2008, accessed October 1, 2013.
- ^ # 178 YC Wang & family . In: Forbes Magazine, May 3, 2008.
- ↑ Taiwan's 3rd richest man, petrochem giant, dies . Reuters October 15, 2008 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wang, YC |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wang, Yung-ch'ing (Wade-Giles transcription) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Taiwanese entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Taipei , Taiwan |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 2008 |
| Place of death | Short Hills , New Jersey |