Howqua, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Chinese businessman
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1769
Place of Birth: Fujian, China
Date of Death: 04-Sep-1843
Profession: merchant
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Howqua
- Wu Bingjian (Chinese: ???)(1769 – 4 September 1843), trading as "Houqua" and better known in the West as "Howqua", was the most important of the hong merchants in the Thirteen Factories, head of the E-wo hong and leader of the Canton Cohong.
- He was once the richest man in the world.
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George Chinnery
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| Alternative names | Qiannali; geo. chinnery; Chinnery; chinnery geo | ||
| Description | English painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 5 January 1774 | 30 May 1852 | |
| Location of birth/death | London | Macau | |
| Work location | London (c. 1789–1796), Bristol (1796–1797), Dublin (1797–1802), Chennai (1802–1807), Kolkata (1807–1825), Guangzhou, Macau (1825–1852), Hong Kong (1846) | ||
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