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Ernest Steven Monteiro was born on 21 December, 1904 in Singapore, Straits Settlement, is an Ernest Steven Monteiro BBM PJG FRFPS was physician. Discover Ernest Steven Monteiro's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?
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Physician · diplomat |
| Age |
85 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
| Born |
21 December 1904 |
| Birthday |
21 December |
| Birthplace |
Singapore, Straits Settlement |
| Date of death |
1989 |
| Died Place |
Singapore |
| Nationality |
Singapore
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Ernest Steven Monteiro Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Ernest Steven Monteiro's Wife?
His wife is Una Marie Lewis
Ling Mie Hean (m. 1971-1989)
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| Wife |
Una Marie Lewis
Ling Mie Hean (m. 1971-1989) |
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| Children |
5 |
Ernest Steven Monteiro Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ernest Steven Monteiro worth at the age of 85 years old? Ernest Steven Monteiro’s income source is mostly from being a successful Physician. He is from Singapore. We have estimated Ernest Steven Monteiro's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
Physician |
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Timeline
Ernest Steven Monteiro BBM PJG FRFPS (21 December 1904 – 2 March 1989) was a Singaporean physician, specialised in preventive medicine.
He also served as the Singapore Ambassador to Brazil, Cambodia and the United States.
Monteiro was educated in St Anthony's School, Raffles Institution and King Edward VII College of Medicine.
Monteiro started his medical career in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) in 1929.
During the Japanese Occupation, Monteiro was Director of Middleton Hospital for Infectious Diseases, which was TTSH's infectious diseases wing and a predecessor of National Centre for Infectious Diseases in Singapore.
He discovered that the available quantity of diphtheria antitoxin was depleting.
He exposed live goats to diphtheria to create more antitoxin.
After completing his post-graduate studies on a Queen's Scholarship in 1949, he was elected head of Faculty of Medicine of the then University of Malaya, Singapore in 1956–1960.
Monteiro was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1957 Birthday Honours.
In 1958, he started to use Sabin vaccine on a mass scale to protect young children and adults from polio to wipe-out beri-beri with Vitamin B-1 and eliminated diphtheria in children.
The Republic of Singapore awarded him Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (BBM) in 1963 and the Pingat Jasa Gemilang PJG in 1968.
Upon his retirement in 1965, he was appointed the Emeritus Professor and Pro-Chancellor of National University of Singapore.
Monteiro taught many medical students from Singapore and Malaysia.
Among his students were Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed (former Prime Minister of Malaysia) and Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali.
He played a major role in establishing high standard of medical practice in Singapore.
Monteiro was appointed the first Ambassador of Singapore to Cambodia in 1966-1968 and to United States and Brazil in 1969–1976.
He divorced Una Marie Lewis, his first wife, in April 1971, and secretly married Ling Mie Hean in August 1971 in Washington.
He has two sons (Dr Edmund Hugh Monteiro and Dr Gerald Monteiro) and 2 daughters (Jean and Irene) from the first marriage and a son, John Monteiro, from the second marriage.
He was also named a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1972 for the Promotion of Health for his achievements in preventive medicine.
In 1973, he was awarded an International Award for Distinguished Service of the US National Kidney Foundation.
By 1977, diphtheria and polio had become things of the past for Singaporeans.
Monteiro came back home in 1977 and continued his private practice as a physician.
Monteiro died of liver failure on 2 March 1989.
