Ts'ao Yung-ho (Chinese: 曹永和; pinyin: Cáo Yǒnghé; Wade–Giles: Ts'ao2 Yung3-ho2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chô Éng-hô; 27 October 1920 – 12 September 2014) was a Taiwanese historian known for his work on the early history of Taiwan.
[1] An autodidact and polyglot who failed his university entrance examinations, Ts'ao went on to become the preeminent Taiwanese expert on the Dutch and Spanish colonial eras in Taiwan.
[2][4] Undaunted, he sought out Iwao Seiichi of Taihoku Imperial University, who had spent time in England and the Netherlands learning the languages.
[2][1] Over the course of his life, Ts'ao assembled a 20,000 volume library, classed as one of the finest collections on the Dutch East India Company in the world.
[1] In September 2024, National Taiwan University demolished houses on Lane 52 of Wenzhou Street in Taipei, including Ts'ao's former residence.