Lin Rong-San
| Lin Rong-San | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 27, 1939 Luzhou, Taihoku Prefecture |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Occupation | Founder, Union Bank of Taiwan; publisher of Liberty Times and Taipei Times |
| Net worth | $3.9 billion (November 2015)[1] |
| Children | 4 |
Lin Rong-San (Chinese: 林榮三; May 27, 1939 – November 28, 2015) was a Taiwanese politician, publisher and businessman. He was the founder of Union Bank of Taiwan, and the publisher of Liberty Times and Taipei Times.[2]
In June 2008, the magazine Forbes ranked him as the seventh richest of Taiwan, with a net worth of US$2.7 billion.[3] Lin fell to eighth on the same list in 2010,[4] then slid to tenth in 2011.[5] In November 2015, his fortune was valued at US$3.9 billion.[1] Lin was awarded the Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon by Lee Teng-hui in 2000, followed by the Order of Propitious Clouds with Grand Cordon from Chen Shui-bian in 2008.[6]
His older brother is the billionaire real estate developer Lin Yu-Lin. Lin died at home in Taipei on November 28, 2015, from cardiopulmonary failure caused by a tumor.[7]
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