Lee Choo Neo was the first female medical doctor to practice in Singapore. Her father, Lee Hoon Leong, was a merchant of Hakka descent. Her mother was her father's first wife, Mak Hup Sin, who was of Cantonese descent.
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Lee Choo Neo was the first female medical doctor to practice in Singapore. Her father, Lee Hoon Leong, was a merchant of Hakka descent. Her mother was her father's first wife, Mak Hup Sin, who was of Cantonese descent. Lee Choo Neo was also the aunt of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first Prime Minister; his father was her younger half-brother, Lee Chin Koon.
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1947 · aged 52
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