Jehangir Hormusjee Ruttonjee
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Jehangir Hormusjee Ruttonjee, C.B.E., J.P.
(1880-1960) (律敦治) was a
Parsee in
Hong Kong. He is famous for donating a great of money to build
Ruttonjee Sanatorium, now
Ruttonjee Hospital, to fight against
tuberculosis. He founded the
brewery of Hong Kong in
1913 and later sold it to
San Miguel. In his early days, he studied in
Queen's College on
Hong Kong Island. His concern in epidemic tuberculosis in
1940s led him to found
the Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis Association in 1948. He died in
1960.
He has a son Dhun Jehangir Ruttonjee who has been Legislative Councillor in the 1960s.
Categories
Hong Kong entrepreneurs |
Parsis |
1880 births |
1960 deaths
