Tan Kim Seng

Tan Kim Seng
JP
Tan Kim Seng JP
陳金聲
Born	18 November 1805; Malacca, Malaya
Died	14 March 1864 (aged 57); Malacca, Malaya
Resting place	Malacca, Malaya
Monuments	Tan Kim Seng Fountain
Nationality	Malayan
Occupation(s)	Merchant, businessman, justice of the peace
Employer(s)	Kim Seng and Company
Known for	a prominent Peranakan merchant and philanthropist in 19th century Singapore.
Spouse	Lim Tew Neo (m. 1829⁠–⁠1864)
Children	Tan Beng Swee (son); Tan Geok Hup (daughter); Tan Beng Gwee (son); Tan Beng Gum (son); Tan Geok Ee (daughter); Tan Beng Guat (son);
Parents	Tan Swee Poh (father); Goh Kan Neo (mother);
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳金聲
Simplified Chinese	陈金声
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Jīnshēng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Tân Kim-seng

Tan Kim Seng JP (18 November 1805 – 14 March 1864), was a prominent Straits-born Chinese^[1] merchant and philanthropist in Singapore in the 19th century.

^ Khoo, Eugene (24 July 2013). "Overseas Chinese in the British Empire: The Origin of Peranakan in Straits Settlements". Overseas Chinese in the British Empire. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

[1] Khoo, Eugene (24 July 2013). "Overseas Chinese in the British Empire: The Origin of Peranakan in Straits Settlements". Overseas Chinese in the British Empire. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

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