Robert Kho-Seng Lim
| Robert Lim | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 October 1897 Singapore, British Empire |
| Died | 8 July 1969 (aged 71) Elkhart, Indiana, United States |
| Nationality | British subject Republic of China United States |
| Fields | Physiology |
| Institutions |
Edinburgh University University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Alma mater | Edinburgh University |
Robert Kho-Seng Lim (simplified Chinese: 林可胜; traditional Chinese: 林可勝; pinyin: Lín Kěshèng; 15 October 1897 – 8 July 1969) was a Chinese doctor. His father is Lim Boon Keng, who promoted social and educational reforms in Singapore and China. Robert K. S. Lim moved to Edinburgh when he was eight. During the first World War, he volunteered for and served in the Indian army medical service. In 1916, he returned to Edinburgh for medical studies, and graduated in 1919 with a degree in medicine from Edinburgh University, where he subsequently earned a Ph.D. in 1920, and a D.Sc. together with a Rockefeller fellowship in 1924.
He worked in the department of physiology in the University of Chicago before he was appointed associate professor, then head of department at the Peking Union Medical College. He was the founder of the Chinese Physiological Society.
In 1929, he became a trustee of the 'Nanyang Club' in Penang, appointed by Cheah Cheang Lim. Other trustees included Queen's scholars Dr. Wu Lien-teh and Mr. Wu Lai Hsi, and Rockefeller Fellowship scholar and PUMC colleague, Dr. Lim Chong Eang. The 'Nanyang Club' is an old house in Peiping, China and was used to provide convenient accommodation to overseas Chinese friends.
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