Vongvanij ว่องวานิช | |
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Current region | Bangkok |
Place of origin | Hainan, China |
Founded | 1903 |
Founder | Luan Vongvanij |
Properties | British Dispensary |
The Vongvanij family (Thai: ว่องวานิช, pronounced [wɔ̂ŋ.wāː.nít]) is a Thai Chinese family. The family was founded by Luan Vongvanij, a Hainanese immigrant who settled in Siam in 1903 at the age of twelve. In 1928, he acquired the British Dispensary, a pharmaceutical company which continues to be owned by the family. The company passed onto his sons Boonchit and Boonyong in 1963 and from Boonyong to his son Anurut in 1993.
Notable people with the surname Vongvanij include:
- Arnond Vongvanij, Thai golfer
References
- "การคงอยู่ของชนรุ่น 3 เตี่ยกับเสี่ยในว่องวานิช". Manager. July 1992. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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