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Charlie Soong

Chinese missionary and businessman

Died when: 52 years 128 days (628 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Charlie Soong

Charles Jones Soong (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Sòng Jiashù; Wade–Giles: Sung Chia-shu; October 17, 1861 – May 3, 1918), also known by his courtesy name Soong Yao-ju (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Sòng Yàorú;

Wade–Giles: Sung Yao-ju), was a Chinese businessman who first achieved prominence as a publisher in Shanghai. He was a close friend and follower of Sun Yat-sen during the Xinhai Revolution of 1911.

His children became some of the most prominent figures in Republican China.

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