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Tan Lark Sye: Advocator and Founder of Nanyang University

Tan Lark Sye: Advocator and Founder of Nanyang University

Ong, Chu Meng
Lim, Hoon Yong
Ng, Lai Yang

Hardcover

Biographies GeneralGeneral SociologySoutheast Asian History

ISBN10: 9814641499
ISBN13: 9789814641494
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: Aug 11 2015
Pages: 244
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.80 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

This book is a record of Mr Tan Lark Sye's remarkable contribution to the founding of Nanyang University.

Hailing from Jimei, Fujian Province of China, Mr Tan Lark Sye (1897 - 1972) was a leading rubber industrialist in Southeast Asia. Being a social activist, he believed in the value of education. As Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the 1950s, he fought for citizenship for the Chinese in Singapore, and for the Chinese language to be one of Singapore's official languages. Mr Tan's most outstanding contribution, however, was the initiating of the founding of Nanyang University in 1953. He donated SGD5 million, which was a colossal amount at the time, to its building fund, as well as 523 acres of land for its campus on behalf of the Hokkien Huay Kuan.

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