Tan See Boo

Tan See Boo
Born(1833-06-18)18 June 1833
Xiamen, China
Died25 November 1884(1884-11-25) (aged 51)
Singapore
OccupationMissionary
Spouses
  • Yeo Geok Neo
    (m. 1858; died 1863)
  • Ang Choo Neo
    (m. 1864)
ChildrenTan Teck Soon
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Shīwǔ
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTân Si-bú

Tan See Boo[a] (18 June 1833 – 25 November 1884) was a Chinese missionary who moved to Singapore in 1856 to assist the Presbyterian Church's local chapter. He subsequently joined the Plymouth Brethren and actively sought to convince other Christians to leave the Presbyterian Church too. Tan was twice married.

  1. ^ White 2017, p. 100.
  2. ^ Song 2020, p. xxxvi.
  3. ^ DeBernardi 2020, p. 360.


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