Chen Su Lan

Dr Chen Su Lan was one of the Singaporean first local medical graduates. He was also an antiopium fighter, philanthropist and social reformer. He served in a number of important committees including the Tan Tock Seng Hospital Management Committee, the Central Midwives Board and the Council of King Edward VII College of Medicine. After the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, he joined the Advisory Council where he spoke out against social ills caused by the war. He founded the Chinese Young Mens Christian Association in 1945 and formed the Chen Su Lan Trust in 1947.

Chen was born in Fuzhou, China as a thirdgeneration Methodist. He enrolled at AngloChinese College in Fuzhou when he was 15. At a revival meeting led by visiting Bishop Bradford, he pledged to become a preacher one day.

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