Tan Tock Seng
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Tan Tock Seng was a prominent 19th-century Singaporean philanthropist and businessman best known for funding and establishing one of Singapore’s earliest major hospitals that now bears his name.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tan Tock Seng canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
businessman
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historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Pearl’s Hill, Singapore
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Rochor area, Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1798 ⓘ |
| businessActivity |
owning plantations
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owning property in Singapore ⓘ trading in agricultural produce ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Tan Tock Seng Road in Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | British Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Straits Settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1850 ⓘ |
| donatedAmount | $7,000 Spanish dollars ⓘ |
| donatedTo | construction of a hospital in Singapore ⓘ |
| era | early colonial Singapore ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Chinese ⓘ |
| ethnicSubgroup | Hokkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Tan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Tan Tock Seng Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Tan Tock Seng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Tock Seng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | Tan Tock Seng Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Chinese
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Hokkien ⓘ Malay ⓘ |
| legacy |
major hospital in Singapore named after him
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remembered as a pioneer philanthropist in Singapore ⓘ |
| migration | migrated from Malacca to Singapore ⓘ |
| notableFor |
funding a hospital for the poor in Singapore
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philanthropy in Singapore ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
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merchant ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ shopkeeper ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
healthcare for the poor
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support for the sick and destitute ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Malacca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Singapore
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Straits Settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence |
Malacca
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Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | Kapitan Cina (Chinese leader) in Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialRole | leader of the Chinese community in early Singapore ⓘ |
| spouse | Lee Seo Neo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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