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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 · So, I did some research on Dr Lim Boon Keng, who is also known as Lin Wenqing (林文庆). He was trained as a medical doctor, was an intellectual and writer, supported Dr Sun Yat-sen’s revolution in China, served as a member of the Straits Settlements Legislative Council and pushed for social reforms including the regulation of opium usage ...
Jun 10, 2024 · 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 ...
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.
Jan 24, 2007 · Lim Boon Keng dedicated his life to public service, juggling between his role as legislator and promoter of causes important to him. He was particularly conscious of his Chinese identity and this manifested itself in his championing of the learning of the Chinese language and Chinese modernization.
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.
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.
During the acute stages of the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900, Dr. Lim Boon Keng, a prominent leader of the Straits Chinese community in Singapore, contributed a series of articles to the Singapore Free Press under the pseudonym "Wen Ching."
• Exhibit C: The Hygiene of Bodies explores the contributions of Dr Lim Boon Keng, one of Singapore’s pioneering social reformers, as well as the role of playgrounds and public campaigns in helping Singaporeans cultivate good hygiene habits to safeguard public
Beneath the cocktail girls stood a long row of dark rosewood chairs, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and marble—the last remnants of prosperity which Dr Lim Boon Keng brought back to Singapore, from his seventeen-year sojourn in Fujian as president of Amoy University.
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.
This book introduces and promotes Dr Lim Boon Keng's thoughts on Confucianism. Dr Lim is an outstanding thinker and an authority on Confucian history of Singapore. His thoughts on Confucianism represent the fusion of Confucianism and Christianity, which is unique in the history of Confucianism.
My Boon Keng Heritage Tour explores the intriguing stories of the Kallang-Boon Keng area. Beginning at Kallang MRT station, participants will be brought along the trail bordering iconic figures such as Hoo Ah Kay to Dr Lim Boon Keng.
Dec 11, 2014 · Focusing on the story of Lim Boon Keng (1869–1957)—an Edinburgh-educated baba Chinese who led a Confucian revival in Singapore in the 1890s, clashed with May Fourth writer Lu Xun in China in the 1920s, and has been celebrated since the 1990s—this article argues that diaspora is less a collection of communities than a series of ...
Dr Lim Boon Keng bridged the gap between the British and Chinese worlds in Singapore. As a Justice of the Peace, Legislative Councillor, Municipal Commissioner and Chinese Advisory Board member, he brought the plight of the city’s poor to colonial notice.
Oct 12, 2019 · The life of Lim Boon Keng is a very complex one, spanning from his being awarded the Queen’s scholarship to study medicine at Edinburgh University in 1887, until his death in 1957. It starts with his being on trial for treason because of cooperating with the enemy during the Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II; and ...
Boon Keng is named after the forefather Mr Lim Boon Keng who was a pioneer Straits Chinese who actively sought to improve the lives of the status of Chinese in Malaya through education and social activism. He graduated in 1892 with an MBC.M (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery) with first class honors.
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.
Stella Kon, who is descended from Dr Lim Boon Keng, wants to use music, song and drama to implant the legend of this iconic Singaporean into the country's imagination. These songs are from her musical One Voice, inspired by the life and times of Lim Boon Keng.
6 days ago · Temasek Chairman, Lim Boon Heng, speaking at Temasek’s Community Day on 25 June 2024. Stewardship Asia Centre. Thank you all for gathering here before we set off for our Temasek Community Day. I’m glad to see so many familiar faces, all of us united by our shared commitment to give back to the community. Today is a significant day for ...
6 days ago · Jun 24, 2024, 03:14 PM. PERAK — The year is 1945 and Japan has just surrendered in World War II. A young widow approaches the graveyard behind Batu Gajah prison in Perak. The cemetery is thick ...
In this issue, we celebrate two of our pioneers: Dr Lim Boon Keng and N Palanivelu, both of whom in their own ways have contributed much to the progress of Singapore. Dr Lim was a great advocate for Chinese education.
Aug 21, 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.
3 days ago · A doctor can do more: The story of Lim Boon Keng; A New Healthcare System for Tomorrow’s Doctors; Run it Forward; Football teaches us something about Life; Will the World Cup be a good thing for Health? A hero of Infectious Diseases: Wu Lien-Teh; The Art and Science of Medicine Chat GPT and future doctors
Jun 22, 2024 · Sim Lim ice cream cart uncle Sim Lim Tower ice cream hawkers heritage food. One of Singapore’s last licensed itinerant hawkers, Ng Teak Boon, has passed away. He was 92. He was cremated today (Jun 22) without a wake. No part of this story or photos can be reproduced without permission from 8days.sg. 1 of 2.
