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Lee Seng Tee

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270: 235:, Lee supported education, particularly higher education, around the world through personal donations towards building libraries and reading rooms, as well as supporting the acquisition of published resources for some of the most famous libraries in the world, which include the 227:
Lee was a director of the family's Lee Group of Companies, a Singapore-based conglomerate of firms in industries that include pineapple and investments; Lee was among the 40 richest people in Singapore primarily due to his stake in family businesses.
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included the Lee Seng Tee Library at the Chess Academy in Beijing, the ST Lee Beijing International Open, and the Lee Seng Tee Cup (李成智杯). Other projects include the Lee Seng Tee Public Library (李成智公众图书馆) in
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Lee was named an honorary fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals for his philanthropic support of libraries worldwide.
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Lee also funded projects and lecture series at universities, including Cambridge and Oxford in the United Kingdom,
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Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, 27 October 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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Drepanostachyum falcatum var. sengteeanum: Identity and origins (Poaceae: Bambusoideae). Sida 22 (2): 1081–1086.
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Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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Vice-Chancellor's Report, Victoria University. Last Updated: 11 May 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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National University of Singapore, Academic Year 2007–2008. Retrieved on 20 April 2010.
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Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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Sydney Law School, The University of Sydney, 16 July 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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Yahoo Sports: Lee Seng Tee Cup, 14 February 2007. Retrieved on 19 April 2010.
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The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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National University of Singapore, 2 October 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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Washington University in St. Louis, 1 May 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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Delivering Online Chess to the World 2007. Retrieved on 20 April 2010.
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Bodleian Library, Oxford, 13 March 1999. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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American Academy, 16 October 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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Asian Institute of Technology. Retrieved on 19 April 2010.
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News from CILIP, 23 October 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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In October 2009, he was conferred the honorary degree of
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in 1998 in Thailand, Victoria University in 2006 and
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Born in Singapore in 1923, Lee was the second son of
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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Wolfson College, Cambridge. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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Wolfson College, Cambridge. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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Lee Seng Tee Library, at Wolfson College, Cambridge
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Lee Lectureship – FSI Stanford" 335:American Academy of Arts and Sciences 266:, Fujian, where his father was born. 7: 798:"List of Active Members by Classes" 749:from the original on 7 October 2023 16:Singaporean businessman (1923–2022) 354:Washington University in St. Louis 329:Lee was an Honorary Fellow of the 14: 373:Lee had a variety of bamboo, the 303:Victoria University of Wellington 779:from the original on 9 July 2021 365:National University of Singapore 311:National University of Singapore 257:In China, Lee's support for the 681:"Foundation Annual Report 2007" 447:, Forbes.com, 20 19 April 2010. 307:University of the Witwatersrand 287:University of Alaska Fairbanks 191: 1: 350:Asian Institute of Technology 297:, in the United States, the 215:with a bachelor's degree in 1023:Singaporean philanthropists 207:and a maternal grandson of 1039: 1013:Singaporean businesspeople 339:Wolfson College, Cambridge 237:Needham Research Institute 102:University of Pennsylvania 18: 967:Stapleton, C.M.A. (2006) 574:All Souls College, Oxford 309:in South Africa, and the 259:Chinese Chess Association 182: 935:5 September 2012 at the 882:Retrieved 22 April 2010. 863:Retrieved 22 April 2010. 724:27 November 2011 at the 686:11 December 2009 at the 199:Early life and education 878:30 January 2010 at the 667:14 October 2008 at the 648:14 October 2008 at the 629:14 October 2008 at the 241:University of Cambridge 705:22 August 2010 at the 605:"The S.T. Lee Lecture" 507:"资料:李成智杯全国少年儿童国际象棋冠军赛" 274: 158:Lee Seng Gee (brother) 156:(maternal grandfather) 822:13 April 2010 at the 550:13 April 2010 at the 493:30 March 2010 at the 363:by Chancellor of the 343:Oriel College, Oxford 272: 231:As a director of the 211:. 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Index

Chinese name
family name
Lee
FBA
Singapore
Straits Settlements
Singapore
University of Pennsylvania
BEc
Lee Kong Chian
Tan Kah Kee
Lee Seng Wee
FBA
Chinese
pinyin
Lee Kong Chian
Tan Kah Kee
The Wharton School
economics
Lee Foundation
Needham Research Institute
University of Cambridge
Bodleian Library
University of Oxford
Chinese Chess Association
Nan'an City

Columbia University
Harvard University
University of Alaska Fairbanks

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