Zhan Tianyou, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Chinese railroad engineer
Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1861
Place of Birth: Guangdong, China
Date of Death: 24-Apr-1919
Profession: engineer, politician
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Zhan Tianyou
- Zhan Tianyou/Chan T'ien-yu (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Zhan Tianyòu; Wade–Giles: Chan1 T’ien1-yu4; Jyutping: Zim1 Tin1 Jau6; 26 April 1861 – 24 April 1919), or Jeme Tien-Yow as he called himself in English, based on the Cantonese pronunciation, was a pioneering Chinese railroad engineer.
- Educated in the United States, he was the chief engineer responsible for construction of the Peking-Kalgan Railway (Beijing to Zhangjiakou), the first railway constructed in China without foreign assistance.
- For his contributions to railroad engineering in China, Zhan is known as the "Father of China's Railroad".
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