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Z.Y. Fu, also spelled as Fu Zaiyuan (; July 5, 1919 – August 26, 2011), was a Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Sansaio Trading Corporation of Japan. The
Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (also known as SEAS or Columbia Engineering; historically Columbia School of Mines) is the engineering and applied science school of Columbia University, a private research university ...
of
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in
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was named after him in 1997, in recognition of his $26 million donation.


Biography

Born and raised in
Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
, Z.Y. Fu belonged to a family of 13 children. After graduating from St. John's University in Shanghai, he went to
Waseda University Waseda University (Japanese: ), abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the Tōkyō Professional School by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the fifth Prime Minister of Japan, prime ministe ...
in Japan. In 1951, Fu founded the Sansaio Trading Corporation in Tokyo. In 1990 he set up the Fu Foundation to offer scholarships for Chinese students studying at
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
. He died in
Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
on August 26, 2011. His wife Joan Yun Chung Chu Fu () was born in 1932 and died in 2017. Fu's estate is the subject of the Hong Kong civil litigation case ''Shochiro Satake v. Fu Chu, Yun Chung Joan'' with his wife being the Administratrix of the Estate of Fu Dze Yuen, deceased and in her personal capacity. Through marriage, he was also an in-law of
Jerrold Meinwald Jerrold Meinwald (January 16, 1927 – April 23, 2018) was an American chemist known for his work on chemical ecology, a field he co-founded with his colleague and friend Thomas Eisner. He was a Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at ...
(1927–2018), an American chemist known for co-founding the field of
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.


Columbia University

Z.Y. Fu enrolled in the
Columbia University School of General Studies The School of General Studies (GS) is a liberal arts college and one of the undergraduate colleges of Columbia University, situated on the university's main campus in Morningside Heights, Borough (New York City), New York City. GS is known prima ...
to improve his English. The
Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (also known as SEAS or Columbia Engineering; historically Columbia School of Mines) is the engineering and applied science school of Columbia University, a private research university ...
renamed to the "Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science" after Fu donated $26 million to the institution in 1997 ($41.7 million in 2019). He was called "the mysterious businessman" for his low profile and the fact that he was not an alumnus of Columbia University. Fu and his wife endowed The Fu Foundation Chair in
applied mathematics Applied mathematics is the application of mathematics, mathematical methods by different fields such as physics, engineering, medicine, biology, finance, business, computer science, and Industrial sector, industry. Thus, applied mathematics is a ...
, held by Professor Chia-Kun Chu. Additionally, in 1993 the Fu Foundation established a scholarship program that supported 62 students from China who graduated between 1995 and 2007, with the awards divided between Columbia Engineering and Columbia College. In 2012, several recipients of the Fu scholarships in return established the Fu Memorial Scholarship Fund, which supports five students from Columbia Engineering and Columbia College. Fu's brother-in-law, Prof. Chia-Kun Chu, noted that Fu began giving to Columbia in 1989, when at age 70, he endowed a chair at the engineering school because he "wanted to do a good thing."


See also

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Chinese people in New York City The New York metropolitan area is home to the largest and most prominent ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia, hosting Chinese populations representing all 34 provincial-level administrative units of China. The Chinese American population ...


References

1919 births 2011 deaths Businesspeople from Shanghai Columbia University people St. John's University, Shanghai alumni Waseda University alumni Chinese emigrants to Japan 20th-century Chinese philanthropists {{PRChina-business-bio-stub