Alexander Yuan-Chun Chiu (born February 8, 1971) is a San Francisco, California businessman who claims to have invented a number of products that achieve remarkable results, including immortality and curing of all ailments. None of these claims have been independently verified.

Among Chiu's creations is a pair of rings which, when worn at night, are claimed to stop or even reverse the aging process. Chiu or his representatives have been known to spam Usenet and email advertising such products since the mid 1990s.

His website is available in a number of languages, including English, and has links to pages explaining his plans for, among other things, a world wide corporation, a device for teleportation, and a method for exactly divining the future. One of his web pages [1] (http://www.alexchiu.com/eternallife/backgrnd.htm) claims that he is not Taiwanese but Chinese, that his device for eternal life is not designed for Taiwanese who deny being Chinese, and that his favourite star is Alicia Silverstone.

According to his website, he follows the Jewish religion and bases much of his philosophy on the Old Testament (which he usually refers to as the Tanakh or the Torah). He claims that immortality is possible as described in the Tanakh [2] (http://www.alexchiu.com/philosophy/13principle.htm), and offers predictions as to who he believes will be the Messiah. [3] (http://www.alexchiu.com/messiah.htm). He is also a supporter of the state of Israel, believing its establishment to be a fulfillment of Biblical prophecy.

External links

• alexchiu.com (http://www.alexchiu.com/) Alex Chiu's website
• Chiu interview (http://www.fadetoblack.com/wackorama/eternallife.html) on fadetoblack wackorama
• Alex Chiu Tribute Site (http://www.rickb.com/alexchiu/) "A site dedicated to all things Alex Chiu,the biggest freak on the Internet", with many links
• Alex Chiu answers questions from Slashdot users (http://slashdot.org/interviews/01/06/07/1421238.shtml)