Lin Hengnan

Lin Hengnan, also known as Lim Kong Chuan, was the owner of Koh Yew Hean Press and the publisher of Sing Po.^[1]

Early life

Lin was born in Kinmen.^[2]

Career

He arrived in Singapore in 1861 and founded Koh Yew Hean Press. He published a Chinese-Malay dictionary, the Tong Yi Xin Yu, in 1877. Due to its popularity, the dictionary was reprinted in 1883 under the title of Hua Yi Tong Yu.^[3]

He began printing the Chinese-language newspaper Sing Po in 1890.^[4]

Personal life

He had a son.^[4]

References

^ Kua, Bak Lim (1999). 新华历史人物列传. 教育出版私营有限公司. p. 137. ISBN 9789971006440.
^ Herbert, Patricia; Crothers, Anthony (1989). South-East Asia: Languages and Literatures : a Select Guide. University of Hawaii Press. p. 137. ISBN 0824812670.
^ "Lin Hengnan". Reference@NLB. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b Chen, Mong Hock (2007). The Early Chinese Newspapers of Singapore, 1881-1912. University of Hawaii Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0824812676.

[1] Kua, Bak Lim (1999). 新华历史人物列传. 教育出版私营有限公司. p. 137. ISBN 9789971006440.

[2] Herbert, Patricia; Crothers, Anthony (1989). South-East Asia: Languages and Literatures : a Select Guide. University of Hawaii Press. p. 137. ISBN 0824812670.

[3] "Lin Hengnan". Reference@NLB. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

[Early_Newspapers-4] Chen, Mong Hock (2007). The Early Chinese Newspapers of Singapore, 1881-1912. University of Hawaii Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0824812676.

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