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Gloria Lim
Singaporean mycologist · Singapore · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1930 to 2022 · aged 92
Gloria Lim BBM was a Singaporean mycologist whose research focused on tropical fungi and who built up a fungal repository of regional samples. Lim was twice appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Singapore, the first woman to hold that position.
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After her retirement, she became the first Director of Singapore's National Institute of Education and helped it launch a university degree program. She served on the Public Service Commission as its first woman commissioner for 14 years, and then served as general manager of the Community Mediation Unit for 8 years.
