Fusajiro yamauchi biography
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Fusajiro yamauchi biography
Fusajiro Yamauchi
Japanese entrepreneur (1859-1940)
Fusajirō Yamauchi | |
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In office September 23, 1889 – 1929 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Sekiryo Kaneda |
Born | (1859-11-22)November 22, 1859 Kyoto, Japan |
Died | January 1, 1940(1940-01-01) (aged 80) Kyoto, Japan |
Children | Tei (daughter), ???
(daughter) |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | Founder of Nintendo |
Fusajirō Yamauchi (山内 房治郎, Yamauchi Fusajirō, November 22, 1859 – January 1, 1940),[1][2] originally born as Fusajirō Fukui (福井 房治郎, Fukui Fusajirō), was a Japanese entrepreneur who founded Yamauchi Nintendo, later known as Nintendo.
Yamauchi lived in Kyoto, Japan and had a wife and two daughters—one of whom was Tei Yamauchi, who later married Sekiryō Kaneda, the successor and second president of Nintendo.
Early life
Fusajirō Fukui was born on November 22, 1859, as the oldest son of Sōsuke Fukui, a craftsperson.[3]