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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. Early life and education.
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. He raised funding and rallied support from the Straits Chinese community for the Allies’ war effort.
Lim Boon Keng, The Businessman. Lim Boon Keng’s business acumen led him to initiate rubber planting in Malaya, after listening to the advice of Henry Nicholas Ridley, then the Director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
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 Britain.
Lim Boon Keng OBE (18 Oktober 1869 – 1 Januari 1957) ialah seorang doktor kelahiran Singapura Beliau juga merupakan presiden Universiti Xiamen di China dari 1921 hingga 1937.
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.
