Chang Yung-fa
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Chang Yung-fa was a Taiwanese shipping magnate and philanthropist best known as the billionaire founder of the Evergreen Group conglomerate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chang Yung-fa canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2437136 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chang Yung-fa Context triple: [EVA Air, founder, Chang Yung-fa]
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A.
Hsu Yung-chang
Hsu Yung-chang was a Chinese military representative who took part in formalizing Japan’s World War II surrender by signing the Japanese Instrument of Surrender.
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B.
Chiang Hsiao-chang
Chiang Hsiao-chang is a Taiwanese figure best known as the daughter of former Republic of China President Chiang Ching-kuo and a member of the influential Chiang political family.
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C.
Pai Chung-hsi
Pai Chung-hsi is an alternate romanization of Bai Chongxi, a prominent Chinese Muslim general and political leader of the Nationalist forces in the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Chiang Chieh-shih
Chiang Chieh-shih is the birth name of Chiang Kai-shek, the influential 20th-century Chinese political and military leader who headed the Republic of China.
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E.
Tsai Chongxin
Tsai Chongxin, better known as Joe Tsai, is a Taiwanese-Canadian billionaire businessman and co-founder of Alibaba Group.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chang Yung-fa Target entity description: Chang Yung-fa was a Taiwanese shipping magnate and philanthropist best known as the billionaire founder of the Evergreen Group conglomerate.
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A.
Hsu Yung-chang
Hsu Yung-chang was a Chinese military representative who took part in formalizing Japan’s World War II surrender by signing the Japanese Instrument of Surrender.
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B.
Chiang Hsiao-chang
Chiang Hsiao-chang is a Taiwanese figure best known as the daughter of former Republic of China President Chiang Ching-kuo and a member of the influential Chiang political family.
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C.
Pai Chung-hsi
Pai Chung-hsi is an alternate romanization of Bai Chongxi, a prominent Chinese Muslim general and political leader of the Nationalist forces in the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Chiang Chieh-shih
Chiang Chieh-shih is the birth name of Chiang Kai-shek, the influential 20th-century Chinese political and military leader who headed the Republic of China.
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E.
Tsai Chongxin
Tsai Chongxin, better known as Joe Tsai, is a Taiwanese-Canadian billionaire businessman and co-founder of Alibaba Group.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
ⓘ
human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Brilliant Star
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Order of Propitious Clouds ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1927-10-06 ⓘ |
| businessRegion |
Asia-Pacific
ⓘ
global shipping routes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Taiwan
ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
|
| deathDate | 2016-01-20 ⓘ |
| employer | Evergreen Group ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
air transport
ⓘ
logistics ⓘ maritime transport ⓘ |
| founded |
Chang Yung-Fa Foundation
ⓘ
Eva Air ⓘ
linked to:
EVA Air
Evergreen Group ⓘ Evergreen Marine Corporation ⓘ
linked to:
Evergreen Marine
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | global container shipping expansion in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| industry |
aviation industry
ⓘ
logistics industry ⓘ shipping industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Evergreen Group
ⓘ
founding Evergreen Marine Corporation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Mandarin Chinese
ⓘ
Taiwanese Hokkien ⓘ |
| name | Chang Yung-fa ⓘ |
| nationality | Taiwanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 張榮發 ⓘ |
| netWorthStatus | billionaire ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
built Evergreen Marine into one of the world’s largest container shipping companies
ⓘ
expanded Evergreen Group into a diversified transportation conglomerate ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Evergreen Marine into a major global container shipping line ⓘ |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ shipping magnate ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
culture
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education ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Taipei
ⓘ
linked to:
Taipei, Taiwan
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| positionHeld |
chairman of Evergreen Group
ⓘ
founder of Evergreen Group ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence |
Taipei
ⓘ
linked to:
Taipei, Taiwan
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| socialRole | billionaire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chang Yung-fa Description of subject: Chang Yung-fa was a Taiwanese shipping magnate and philanthropist best known as the billionaire founder of the Evergreen Group conglomerate.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.