Joseph Hotung
Sir Joseph Edward Hotung (1930 – 16 December 2021) was a Hong Kong businessman, art collector, and philanthropist. Biography. Hotung was born to Edward Hotung, son of Hong Kong tycoon Robert Hotung, in Shanghai in 1930. His brother was Eric Hotung. He was educated at St. Louis College in Tianjin, the Catholic University of America, and the University of London, from which he received a LL.B. Hotung began his career at Marine Midland Bank, New York, shortly after finishing his education, and returned to Hong Kong after his father and grandfather died to start his own business. He was  involved in the family's Hong Kong real estate development and investment business, and served as a director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, HSBC Holdings plc, and the Hongkong Electric Company. Hotung was a supporter of many educational institutions. He funded the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education with the Government of Hong Kong, endowed a program for Law, Human Rights, and Peace Building in the Middle East at SOAS University of London, funded HIV/AIDS research at St George's, University of London, endowed a post-doctoral fellowship at Columbia University's Weatherhead East Asian Institute, and  founded the lecture theater at Mansfield College, Oxford. He also served as a council member of the University of Hong Kong and a member of the governing board of SOAS University of London. Hotung was a collector of Chinese art, including Chinese jades, porcelain, bronzes, and furniture. A patron of the arts, he was the first chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and was a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Freer Gallery of Art, and the British Museum, where he served as a trustee from 1994 to 2004. He donated the Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery  of China and South Asia and the Joseph Hotung Great Court Gallery at the museum. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993. He received honorary degrees from St George's, University of London, University of Hong Kong, and the University of London. Personal life. Hotung died on December 16, 2021. He had 4 children from a previous marriage to Mary McGinley Hotung.