Mody, Sir. Hormusjee Naorojee b. October 12, 1838 d. June 16, 1911 Businessman, Philanthropist. Founder of Hong Kong University. Born in Bombay to a Parsi family, Mody started a newspaper business as a teenager. He moved to Hong Kong between 1858 and 1860, thereafter becoming a successful businessman. He founded the company Chater & Mody with business partner Sir Catchick Paul Chater in 1868, starting in stock broking and then expanding into real estate. The company bought up land in the recently ceded territory of Kowloon, and he and Chater made a fortune...[Read More] (Bio by: Chris Nelson) Parsee Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
b. October 12, 1838 d. June 16, 1911