Chang Yung-fa

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Chang Yung-fa was a Taiwanese shipping magnate and philanthropist best known as the billionaire founder of the Evergreen Group conglomerate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
human
philanthropist
awardReceived Order of Brilliant Star
Order of Propitious Clouds
birthDate 1927-10-06
businessRegion Asia-Pacific
global shipping routes
countryOfCitizenship Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan
deathDate 2016-01-20
employer Evergreen Group
fieldOfWork air transport
logistics
maritime transport
founded Chang Yung-Fa Foundation
EVA Air
surface form: Eva Air

Evergreen Group
Evergreen Marine
surface form: Evergreen Marine Corporation
gender male
hasPartIn global container shipping expansion in the late 20th century
industry aviation industry
logistics industry
shipping industry
knownFor founding Evergreen Group
founding Evergreen Marine Corporation
languageSpoken Mandarin Chinese
Taiwanese Hokkien
name Chang Yung-fa self-link
nationality Taiwanese
nativeName 張榮發
netWorthStatus billionaire
notableAchievement built Evergreen Marine into one of the world’s largest container shipping companies
expanded Evergreen Group into a diversified transportation conglomerate
notableWork development of Evergreen Marine into a major global container shipping line
occupation entrepreneur
philanthropist
shipping magnate
philanthropicFocus culture
education
social welfare
placeOfDeath Taipei, Taiwan
surface form: Taipei
positionHeld chairman of Evergreen Group
founder of Evergreen Group
religion Buddhism
residence Taipei, Taiwan
surface form: Taipei
socialRole billionaire

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EVA Air founder Chang Yung-fa
Evergreen Marine founder Chang Yung-fa
Evergreen Group foundedBy Chang Yung-fa
Evergreen Group founder Chang Yung-fa
Chang Yung-fa name Chang Yung-fa self-link