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Cheong Fatt Tze | |
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| 張弼士 | |
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| Born | Chang Chin Hsun c. 1840 Dabu County, Guangdong province, Qing China |
| Died | 1916 (aged 75–76) |
| Burial place | China |
| Occupation(s) | Industrialist, politician and philanthropist |
| Spouse | 8 |
| Children | 14 |
Cheong Fatt Tze | |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 張弼士 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhāng Bìshì |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Chông Phi̍t-su |
| Jyutping | Zoeng1 Bat6 Si6 |
| Hokkien POJ | Tiuⁿ Pi̍t-sū |
Cheong Fatt Tze (born Chang Chin Hsun; c. 1840–1916), also known as Tjong Tjen Hsoen, Thio Tiauw Siat or Zhang Bishi was a Chinese industrialist, politician and philanthropist. Spending the majority of his life residing in Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, he was a powerful Nanyang business magnate and a first-class Mandarin of China; he was made Consul-General in Singapore and economic advisor. He was once regarded as the richest man in Malaya, with a reputed net worth of 80 million taels worth of silver (equivalent to approximately $2.4 billion today), which brought him the moniker "the Rockefeller of China". He died in Batavia from pneumonia.