Look Yan Kit ( zh, ''陆寅杰''; 1849 — 1933) was a Cantonese dentist who came to

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

in 1877 and found great success, having several high-profile clientele. He was a millionaire.

Early life

Look was born in

Guangzhou Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...

in 1849 and studied dentistry in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

Career

Look came to

in 1877, where he opened a dental clinic. He was very successful, and attracted several high-profile clientele, such as

Abu Bakar of Johor Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Al-Khalil Ibrahim Shah ibni Almarhum Maharaja Tun Daeng Ibrahim ( Jawi: ; 3 February 1833 – 4 June 1895) was the Temenggong of Johor. He was the 1st sultan of modern Johor, the 21st Sultan of Johor and the first Mahara ...

and the Rajah of Solo. Due to the success of the clinic, he became a millionaire. He owned 70 houses and two plantations. He was a founder of the Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital, and served on the hospital's management committee.

Personal life and death

Look had four sons. He died in 1933.

Legacy

Yan Kit Road and the Yan Kit Swimming Complex were named after him.

References

{{reflist 1849 births 1933 deaths People from British Singapore