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Lim Boon Keng OBE ( Chinese: 林文慶; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Bûn-khèng; 18 October 1869 – 1 January 1957) was a Peranakan physician who advocated social and educational reforms in Singapore in the early 20th-century. He also served as the president of Xiamen University in China between 1921 and 1937.
Lim Boon Keng (Dr) (林文庆; Lin Wenqing) (b. 18 October 1869, Singapore–d. 1 January 1957, Singapore) was an eminent figure of the Straits Chinese community.1 Trained as a medical doctor, Lim was also a public intellectual and writer who championed Confucianism and supported Sun Yat-sen’s revolution in China.2 He served as a member of ...
Sep 6, 2022 · Lim was an outspoken physician about the harmful effects of opium-smoking and started the anti-opium movement in early 1900s. He then became a lawmaker and was appointed as a member of the Strait Settlements Legislative Council at the age of 26.
A prominent pioneer of early Singapore, Dr Lim Boon Keng was an accomplished businessman and doctor. He also contributed his time and effort to resolving the various issues faced by the Chinese community during the colonial times.
During his life, Lim Boon Keng (Lin Wenqin, 林文庆), a Chinese Singaporean, was celebrated as one of the most eminent figures of Southeast Asia. Lim was a medical doctor, legislator, scholar, educator, entrepreneur, community leader, social reformer and philanthropist, leaving his traces not only in Singapore but also in China and Britain.
Jul 26, 2017 · Dr Lim Boon Keng (1869 - 1957) was an important Peranakan intellectual and social activist. This short video includes interviews with his great granddaughter, playwright Stella Kon, and Mr Alex Tan, Trustee of the Settlement of Dr Lim Boon Keng.
This section explores the contributions of Dr Lim Boon Keng, one of Singapore’s pioneer social reformers, as well as the role of playgrounds and public campaigns in helping people in Singapore to cultivate good hygiene habits that safeguard public health.
Nov 11, 2014 · Dr Lim Boon Keng (1869-1957) is one of Singapore’s pioneers and a supporter of Dr Sun Yat Sen in Nanyang during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Jan 31, 2016 · Lim Boon Keng, a medical doctor and philanthropist, was initially asked to pen the volume, but he declined. The task then fell on Song, a well-respected Straits Chinese lawyer, scholar and community leader.
Jan 1, 2014 · Lim Boon Keng: Advocate for Science and Confucianism. Lim Boon Keng was the first ethnic Chinese in Singapore to win the Queen’s scholarship in 1887. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh from 1888 to 1892.
