Cyrus Tang

Cyrus Tang (Chinese: 唐仲英; pinyin: Táng Zhòngyīng; 1930 in Suzhou, China – 23 June 2018)[1][2] was a Chinese-born American businessman and philanthropist who had holdings in steel, pharmaceutical and furniture.

He arrived in the United States in 1950 from Hong Kong.[3] He studied at Widener University and the Illinois Institute of Technology.[4]

He donated $150 million to three foundations. His primary philanthropic projects included 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.[3] In 2015, the Field Museum of Natural History opened the Cyrus Tang Hall of China.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Cyrus Tang Foundation". www.tangfoundation.org.
  2. ↑ 讣告 (in Chinese)
  3. 1 2 Watanabe, Teresa (15 June 2008). "He gives to stir charity in others" – via LA Times.
  4. ↑ "Cyrus Tang - America's Most Successful Asian Entrepreneurs - GoldSea 100". goldsea.com.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Steve. "Cyrus Tang Hall of China opens at Field Museum: New tech, ancient stories".
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