Taikichiro Mori
Taikichiro Mori | |
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森 泰吉郎 | |
| Born | 1 March 1904 |
| Died | 30 January 1993 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | Hitotsubashi University |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, real estate developer |
| Known for | Founding Mori Building Company |
| Awards | World's richest person (by Forbes, 1991–1992) |
Taikichiro Mori (森 泰吉郎, Mori Taikichirō, 1 March 1904 – 30 January 1993) was a Japanese businessman who founded Mori Building Company.
Forbes ranked him as the richest man in the world during 1991-92, with a net worth of $15 billion in 1991 (approximately equivalent to $29.9 billion in today's value as of 2023). His sons, Minoru and Akira, headed Mori Building and the Mori Trust, respectively, and his granddaughter Miwako Date now runs the Mori Trust in her father's place.