Terry Gou

founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Foxconn
Person Human Q716830

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
October 8, 1950
Place of birth
Banqiao District
Country of citizenship
Taiwan[11]
Employer
Foxconn[13]
Member of political party
Kuomintang, Kuomintang
Languages spoken, written or signed
Standard Taiwanese Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien
Ancestral home
Jincheng[18]
Family name
Guo, Gou[20][21]
Given name
Terry[22]
Name in native language
郭台銘
Native language
Chinese[12]
Number of children
+4
Owner of
Foxconn, SIO International Holdings
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Social media followers
+37600, +36300
Start of work period
1974
Writing language
Traditional Chinese
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 20
VIAF cluster ID
68640129
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2004043447
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Terry Gou.jpg ↗
Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts person ID
A035233
FAST ID
508189
Facebook username
TerryGou1018
Freebase ID
/m/03rb73
Instagram username
terrygou1018
Munzinger person ID
00000031162
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NCL ID
025088638
PolitiFact people and groups ID
terry-gou
Prabook ID
725314, 1432955
Quora topic ID
Terry-Gou
Threads username
terrygou1018
WorldCat Entities ID
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YouTube channel ID
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Founded entities 3
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Member of political party 2
Ancestral home 1
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Country of citizenship 1
Employer 1
Family name 1
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Given name 1
Instance of 1
Military branch 1
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Owned entities 1
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Summary

Born in Banqiao District[1], he… he was born on October 8, 1950[2]. He worked as an entrepreneur[3], business magnate[4], computer scientist[5], and politician[6].

Body

Education

Educated at Taipei University of Marine Technology[14], a private university[24], in Taiwan[25], founded in 1966[26]; Puqian Elementary School[15], a national primary school[27], in Taiwan[28], founded in 1956[29]; and New Taipei Municipal Banqiao Senior High School[16], a high school[30], in Taiwan[31], founded in 1946[32].

Personal Life

Children include Gou Hsiao-ling[9], a businessperson[33], b. 1978[34], of Taiwan[35] and 郭守正[10], a businessperson[36], b. 1976[37], of Taiwan[38].

FAQs

Where was Terry Gou born?

Terry Gou was born in Banqiao District[1].

Who were Terry Gou's parents?

Terry Gou's father was Guo Lingrui[7].

Who was Terry Gou married to?

Terry Gou's spouses include Delia Tseng[8].

What did Terry Gou do for work?

Terry Gou worked as entrepreneur[3], business magnate[4], computer scientist[5], and politician[6].

Where did Terry Gou go to school?

Terry Gou was educated at Taipei University of Marine Technology[14], Puqian Elementary School[15], and New Taipei Municipal Banqiao Senior High School[16].

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