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Doctor
Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word (gen.: doctoris) which means teacher. The word is originally an agentive noun of the verb docēre ('to teach'). It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This...
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Keith Goh
Dr. Keith Goh (Chinese: 吳有晶) is a neurosurgeon from Singapore. He became known for leading an international medical and surgical team that was the first to attempt the separation of adult conjoined twins, the Bijani twins, who were joined at the...
Shan Ratnam
Emeritus Professor Sittampalam Shanmugaratnam (July 4, 1928–August 6, 2001) is the professor and head of the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the National University Hospital of Singapore is a world leader in human reproduction research....
Date of birth:
- Jul 4, 1928
Date of death:
- Aug 6, 2001 (age 73 years)
Vivian Balakrishnan
Vivian Balakrishnan (born 25 January 1961) is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently the country's Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports.
The son of a Tamil father and a...
Date of birth:
- Jan 25, 1961 (age 48 years)
Geh Min
Dr. Geh Min (Simplified Chinese: 倪敏) is the former President of Nature Society in Singapore.
In December 2004, Geh Min was appointed as a Nominated Member of Parliament.
Geh Min is a former student of Methodist Girls' School and Anglo-Chinese...
Lim Boon Keng
Lim Boon Keng, OBE (born October 18, 1869 - died January 1, 1957) was a Chinese doctor who promoted social and educational reforms in Singapore and China. Lim was of Chinese Peranakan descent, with ancestry from Hai Teng district in Fujian, China....
Date of birth:
- Oct 18, 1869
Date of death:
- Jan 1, 1957 (age 87 years)
Michael Chan, Baron Chan
Michael Chew Koon Chan, Baron Chan, MBE (6 March 1940 – 21 January 2006) was a Singaporean-British physician and politician, of Chinese descent.
Chan was born in Singapore, where his family were members of the Christian minority. He was educated at...
Date of birth:
- Mar 6, 1940
Date of death:
- Jan 21, 2006 (age 65 years)
Alfred Broughton
Sir Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton (18 October 1902–2 April 1979) was a British Labour Party politician.
Broughton was educated at Rossall School, Downing College, Cambridge and the London Hospital and became a doctor, a member of a family who...
Date of birth:
- Oct 18, 1902
Date of death:
- Apr 2, 1979 (age 76 years)
Kenneth Lyen
Dr. Kenneth Lyen, an Oxford Alumnus, is a renowned pediatrician currently practicing in Singapore. He has a clinic at Mount Elizabeth Hospital.
A founding president of the Margaret Drive and the Balestier Special Schools for disabled children and...
Júlio Dinis
Júlio Dinis, pseudonym of Joaquim Guilherme Gomes Coelho (Porto, 14 November 1839 — 12 September 1871) was a Portuguese doctor and writer.
Júlio Dinis died at the young age of 31 of tuberculosis, and some of its works were published posthumously. As...
Date of birth:
- Nov 14, 1839
Date of death:
- Sep 12, 1871 (age 31 years)
John of Tours
John of Tours (or John de Villula) (died 1122) was a medieval Bishop of Wells in England who moved the diocese seat to Bath. He was a native of Tours and was King William I of England's doctor before becoming a bishop. After his consecration as...
Date of death:
- Dec 1122
Chao Tzee Cheng
Professor Chao Tzee Cheng (simplified Chinese: 赵自成; pinyin: Zhào Zìchéng; 22 September 1934 in Hong Kong – 21 February 2000 in New York) was a renowned forensic pathologist in Singapore. Chao was respected for solving several notorious crimes in...
Date of birth:
- Sep 22, 1934
Date of death:
- Feb 21, 2000 (age 65 years)
Richard Teo
After graduating from the National University of Singapore, Dr Richard Teo began his training in ophthalmic surgery at various hospitals. He went on to pursue his Master’s degree at the Department of Ophthalmology (National University of Singapore)...
Susan Lim
Susan Lim FRCS (Edin, Gold Medal); FRCS (Glasg), M.Med Surg (S'pore), AACS, FACS, FAMS is a Singaporean surgeon and medical researcher. She is a pioneer of robotic technology, a leading philanthropist, and is one of the most widely acclaimed surgeon...
Mehmood Khan
Dr. Mehmood Khan is chief scientific officer of PepsiCo. Dr. Khan brings to PepsiCo over 20 years of experience in the medical and pharmaceutical field. Most recently, he served as president, Takeda Pharmaceuticals Global Research...
Augustus Granville
See New Scientist 20/27 December 2008, P 72, and 1 January 2009
Date of birth:
- 1783
Date of death:
- 1872 (age 89 years)
Professor Graham Brown
Graham Brown is an Australian professor and doctor.
Date of birth:
- 1946 (age 63 years)
Roslyn Otzen
Roslyn Otzen is an Australian principal and doctor.
Alexander Jaffray Nicholson
Date of death:
- 1831
Andreas Sjödin
Date of birth:
- Jun 1, 1976 (age 33 years)
Avner Hershlag
Father of actress Natalie Portman.
Ramiro da Fonseca
Date of birth:
- 1911 (age 98 years)
José Luis Pinillos
Date of birth:
- 1919 (age 90 years)
Gérad Mahec
Date of birth:
- Oct 13, 1924 (age 85 years)
