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Maggie Lim (Maggie Tan) was born on 5 January, 1913 in Singapore, is a Singaporean physician. Discover Maggie Lim's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?
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Maggie Tan |
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| Age |
82 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
5 January, 1913 |
| Birthday |
5 January |
| Birthplace |
Singapore |
| Date of death |
1995 |
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| Nationality |
Singapore
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She is a member of famous physician with the age 82 years old group.
Maggie Lim Height, Weight & Measurements
At 82 years old, Maggie Lim height not available right now. We will update Maggie Lim's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Maggie Lim's Husband?
Her husband is Lim Hong Bee
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| Husband |
Lim Hong Bee |
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Maggie Lim Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Maggie Lim worth at the age of 82 years old? Maggie Lim’s income source is mostly from being a successful physician. She is from Singapore. We have estimated Maggie Lim's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
physician |
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Timeline
Maggie Lim ( 5 January 1913 – November 1995, {{zh|t=林陈美仪}} ) was a Singaporean physician and public health official.
In 1930, she was the first Singaporean schoolgirl to win a Queen's Scholarship.
(Her brother Tan Thoon Lip won the same scholarship the previous year.) She earned a medical degree at the London School of Medicine for Women and the Royal Free Hospital.
She returned to Singapore in 1940.
During World War II, Lim was a camp doctor at Endau Settlement in Johor, supporting the Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army.
After the war, Lim was an obstetrician and public health official in Singapore.
She worked for the Singapore Municipal Health Department at the Prinsep Street Infant Welfare Clinic, especially on promoting birth control awareness, addressing childhood infectious diseases, and expanding maternal and child clinic access.
Lim was honorary medical officer of the Singapore Family Planning Association when it began in 1949.
In early 1951, she was briefly detained with others, by the government, on charges of spreading Malayan Communist Party propaganda.
In 1963, she became head of the maternal and child welfare department in the Ministry of Health.
She was president of the Family Planning and Population Board, and an advisor to the Midwives' Council.
She served on the Singapore Hospitals Board, and was an officer of the Singapore Paediatric Society.
Later in her career, Lim was a professor of epidemiology and public health at the University of Hawai'i's East–West Center.
While in Hawai'i, she served as vice president of Hawaii Planned Parenthood.
Lim was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Physicians of London.
Maggie Tan married another Queen's Scholar, political activist Lim Hong Bee.
They had two daughters; Patricia Lin, a television presenter in Singapore and later a professor in California, and Gillian Lin, a graduate of the Royal College of Music, London who performed internationally as a concert pianist and recording artist for RCA.
Lim died in Claremont, California.
She was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame posthumously, in 2014.
Maggie Tan was born into a prominent family, the daughter of businessman Tan Kwee Swee, granddaughter of businessman Tan Kim Ching, and great-granddaughter of Chinese philanthropist Tan Tock Seng.
She attended Raffles Girls' School, and later, by special arrangement, Raffles Boys' School.
She was posthumously inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame in 2014.
Singaporean playwright Stella Kon is Maggie Lim's grand-niece.
On 14 March 2022, Google celebrated Dr Maggie Lim with a doodle.
