Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie
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Born | 2 June 1899 |
Died | 25 August 1993 Hong Kong | (aged 94)
Occupation(s) | industrialist hotelier philanthropist |
Spouse | Muriel Gubbay |
Children | Michael Kadoorie Rita Kadoorie |
Parent(s) | Laura Mocatta Kadoorie Sir Elly Kadoorie |
Family | Horace Kadoorie (brother) Ellis Kadoorie (uncle) |
Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie,
Biography
Lawrence Kadoorie was born to the Kadoorie family, a Baghdadi-Jewish family from Bombay, India. He was the older child of Laura (née Mocatta) and Sir Elly Kadoorie.[2] His brother, Horace Kadoorie (1902–1995), would become his partner in the family business.[2]
In 1981, Lawrence Kadoorie became the first Hong Kong born person to be elevated to the peerage as a life peer with the title and style of Baron, and to have become a member of the House of Lords.[3]
His uncle was Sir
Awards and philanthropy
Kadoorie was made a
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Photography
Kadoorie was an enthusiastic amateur photographer, his photographs documented many aspects of the city and rural life of average Hongkongers in the 1950s. He took a slice of life approach on photography, regularly carried a camera with him as he went about daily life.[10] His photographs covered streetscape and landscape, pedestrian, ferry commuters, labour at work, farmers with their live stock, hawkers and many other aspects of the old Hong Kong.[11] His photograph collection was preserved by the Hong Kong Heritage Project,[12] and was featured in photography exhibition "Eye of Hong Kong" in 2017.[13]
Personal life
In 1938, Kadoorie married Muriel Gubbay, the daughter of Hebrew scholar David Sassoon Gubbay.[14] They had two children: a son, Michael Kadoorie (heir to the family business) and a daughter Rita (who married the Scottish accountant Ronald McAulay).[15]
He died on 25 August 1993 and is buried in the Jewish Cemetery in Happy Valley, Hong Kong.[16] His widow, Muriel, died in Hong Kong on 5 December 2011.[14]
See also
References
- ^ "LORD KADOORIE'S PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION". hongkongheritage.org. The Hong Kong Heritage Project. Retrieved 30 September 2020. "Lord Lawrence Kadoorie was an avid photographer. This gallery presents a precious collection of photos he took in different locations in Hong Kong in the 1950s."
- ^ a b Haaretz: "This Day in Jewish History: A WWII Survivor Who Built Hong Kong Dies – Lawrence Kadoorie rose from a Japanese prison camp to restore his family's fortunes and help forge Hong Kong's future with China" by David B. Green 25 August 2014
- ^ AP (26 August 1993). "Lawrence Kadoorie, 94, Is Dead; A Leader in Hong Kong'g Growth". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p326: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
- ^ "No. 44999". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1970. p. 19.
- ^ "No. 46366". The London Gazette. 8 October 1974. p. 8535.
- ^ "No. 48746". The London Gazette. 25 September 1981. p. 12174.
- ^ a b "HKU Honorary Graduates – Graduate Detail". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1985.
- ^ "HKFP Lens: Photographs of Hong Kong in the 1950s taken by industrialist Lord Lawrence Kadoorie". hongkongfp.com. Hong Kong Free Press. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2020."...he was also a keen amateur photographer, and regularly carried a camera with him as he went about daily life."
- ^ "A snapshot of old Hong Kong". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "LORD KADOORIE'S PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION". hongkongheritage.org. The Hong Kong Heritage Project. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ The Hong Kong Heritage Project Exhibition - Eye on Hong Kong
- ^ a b "Celebration of Life Muriel, The Lady Kadoorie 1915 – 2011", Jewishtimesasia.org. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ "Obituary: Lord Kadoorie", Independent.co.uk. 26 August 1993.
- ^ "Lawrence Kadoorie, 94, Is Dead; A Leader in Hong Kong's Growth – New York Times". The New York Times. 26 August 1993. Retrieved 3 February 2011.