Jeme Tien Yow

Jeme Tien Yow
1861 - 1919
Jeme Tien Yow  Chinese Engineer
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First Name Jeme
Middle Name Tien
Last Name Yow
Birthday 26th April, 1861
Birthplace Namhoi, Canton, Qing China
Died 24th April, 1919
Place of Death Hankou, Republic of China
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Nationality Chinese
Occupation Engineer

Zhan Tianyou/Chan T'ien-yu (Chinese: 詹天佑; pinyin: Zhān Tiānyòu; Wade–Giles: Chan T’ien-yu; Jyutping: Zim1 Tin1 Jau6; 26 April 1861 – 24 April 1919), or Jeme Tien-Yow as he called himself in English, based on the Cantonese pronunciation, was a pioneering Chinese railroad engineer. Educated in the United States, he was the chief engineer responsible for construction of the Peking-Kalgan Railway (Beijing to Zhangjiakou), the first railway constructed in China without foreign assistance. For his contributions to railroad engineering in China, Zhan is known as the "Father of China's Railroad".

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