Which famous people have you outlived?

Chen Chi-chuan

Taiwanese politician

Died when: 94 years 339 days (1139 months)
Star Sign: Gemini

 

Chen Chi-chuan

Chen Chi-chuan -- Frank C.Chen (Chinese: 陳啟川;Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Khé-chhoan;June 6, 1898 – May 11, 1993), also known as Tan Khe-chhoan was a member of the "".

He was a Taiwanese politician and businessman who served as the mayor of Kaohsiung between 1960 and 1968, and the co-founder and chair of Kaohsiung Medical College.

Chen is a son of (陳中和), a sugar industrialist in the Japanese-ruled Taiwan.Today, the Chen Chi Chuan (Frank C.

Chen) Cultural Foundation https://www.frank-chen.org.tw/ promotes both the legacy of the former mayor and cultural events and resources for the citizens of Kaohsiung, a city that's been home to the Chen family for over 300 years.

In 2021, the Frank C.Chen Foundation sponsored "Formosa Files," a podcast about the history of Taiwan hosted by longtime Taiwan residents John G.

Ross and Eryk Michael Smith.


Related People

Hsu Ching-chung
Taiwanese politician
Huang Shao-ku
Taiwanese politician
Chiang Wei-kuo
Taiwanese politician
This content was extracted from Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License