Cyrus Tang
Cyrus Tang (Chinese: 唐仲英; pinyin: Táng Zhòngyīng; born 1930 in Suzhou, China[1]) is a Chinese-born American businessman and philanthropist who has holdings in steel, pharmaceutical and furniture.
He arrived in the United States in 1950 from Hong Kong.[2] He studied at Widener University and the Illinois Institute of Technology.[3]
He has donated $150 million to three foundations. His primary philanthropic projects include over 10,000 scholarships to Chinese students; hundreds of schools and hospitals in China; a U.S.-China institute at the RAND Corporation; the Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research at the University of Chicago and grants for research to the Asian Pacific American Legal Center.[4] In 2015, the Field Museum of Natural History opened the Cyrus Tang Hall of China.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.tangfoundation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42&Itemid=60&site=CTF
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jun/15/local/me-tang15
- ↑ http://goldsea.com/Profiles/100/tangcyrus.html
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jun/15/local/me-tang15
- ↑ http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-field-museum-china-hall-tang-review-column.html
External links
- Articles containing simplified Chinese-language text
- American philanthropists
- American steel industry businesspeople
- Businesspeople in the pharmaceutical industry
- Chinese emigrants to the United States
- Illinois Institute of Technology alumni
- Businesspeople from Suzhou
- Widener University alumni
- 1930 births
- Living people
- Members of Committee of 100
