Oei Tiong Ham (Chinese: 黄仲涵) (b.1866, Semarang -d.1924, Singapore) was a Chinese businessman and son of Oei Tjie Sien (Chinese: 黄志信), the founder of the Kian Gwan Kong Si (Chinese: 建源公司), a multinational trading company. He became one of the wealthiest and most powerful men ever to live in Semarang. In Singapore a road is named after Oei Tiong Ham. On his death in Singapore, he left behind an inheritance of 200 million guilders: hence, his nickname, the "Man of 200 Million". 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Semarang is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, Indonesia. ...

Life

In 1890, Oei Tiong Ham took over his father's business. 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ...

External links

• Oei Tiong Ham, the man of 200 million - Look under section 'people'.

• Claudine Salmon, "A Critical View of the Opium Farmers as Reflected in a 'Syair' by Boen Sing Hoo (Semarang,1889)"; in 'Indonesia', Special Issue (July 1991), pp.34,37,50,51 (PDF file, pp.10,13,26,27)