Wang Tiwu 王惕吾 | |
Birth Name: | 王瑞鐘 |
Birth Date: | 29 August 1913 |
Birth Place: | Dongyang, Zhejiang, Republican China |
Death Place: | Taiwan |
Occupation: | Founder and leading publisher of the United Daily News, Kuomintang politician and humanitarian |
Alma Mater: | Zhejiang Dongyang High School |
Spouse: | 趙玉仙 |
Children: | 5; including Wang Shaw-lan |
Wang Tiwu (29 August 1913 - 11 March 1996, born in Dongyang, Zhejiang, China) is the founder of the United Daily News and was a member of the Kuomintang Central Standing Committee.
Wang's family was from Zhejiang.[1] In 1947, Wang was a colonel in the army of Chiang Kai-shek, traveled to Taiwan, and founded the newspaper United Daily News.[1] His daughter, Wang Shaw-lan, owns the newspaper.[1]