Fusajiro Yamauchi
Fusajirō Yamauchi (山内 房治郎, Yamauchi Fusajirō, 22 November 1859 – 1 January 1940), born Fusajirō Fukui (福井 房治郎), was a Japanese entrepreneur who founded Nintendo Koppai, the company now known as Nintendo. Yamauchi lived in Kyoto, Japan and had a wife and a daughter, Tei Yamauchi, who later married Sekiryo Kaneda.
Fusajirō Yamauchi | |
|---|---|
山内 房治郎 | |
| 1st President of Nintendo | |
| In office 23 September 1889 – 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sekiryo Kaneda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1859 Kyoto, Japan |
| Died | 1 January 1940 (aged 80) Kyoto, Japan |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Spouse | Koma Honda (m. 1881) |
| Children | Sada (b. 1887) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder of Nintendo |
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