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Lim Nee Soon (Chinese: 林義順; pinyin: Lín Yìshùn; 12 November 1879 – 20 March 1936) was a Singaporean banker and businessman who promoted social and community matters, and was a respected community leader in Singapore.
Lim Nee Soon (b. 12 November 1879, Singapore–d. 20 March 1936, Shanghai, China) was a planter and general merchant. 1 Upon the completion of his studies in Singapore, Lim worked for various firms until 1911 when he founded his own company, Lim Nee Soon & Co.
The name Yishun (traditional Chinese: 義順; simplified Chinese: 义顺) is the Mandarin Chinese equivalent of "Nee Soon", the given name of Lim Nee Soon (Chinese: 林義順), a prominent industrialist who made his fortune from the rubber and pineapple plantations he had in the area.
Lim Nee Soon (b. 12 November 1879, Singapore–d. 20 March 1936, Shanghai, China) was a prominent businessman who owned several estates.
Lim Nee Soon (1879-1936) played a pivotal role in opening up northern Singapore, inclusive of present-day Sembawang, Marsiling and Yishun, for settlement.In 1921, he commissioned a biography of himself to be written and published in Shanghai, China.
This is a head-and-shoulder portrait of Mr. Lim Nee Soon (林义顺), a prominent Teochew millionaire, and pioneer rubber and pineapple planter in Singapore.
Through the highlighting and elaboration of significant issues answered by Lim Nee Soon, the author seeks to investigate and reposition Lim's reputation of an influential and significant character in the Chinese community.
In 1911, Lim Nee Soon started a rubber and pineapple company. His large plantations in the booming pineapple industry soon earned him the nickname of “pineapple king”. A close friend of Sun Yat Sen, Lim became deeply involved in Chinese Nationalist politics.
Nov 2, 2020 · Lim Nee Soon ( Chinese: 林義順; pinyin: Lín Yìshùn; 12 November 1879 – 20 March 1936) was a Singaporean banker and businessman who promoted social and community matters, and was a respected community leader in Singapore. Lim was of Peranakan descent, with ancestry from Chenghai District, Shantou in Guangdong, China.
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