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Dr. Lee Seng Tee (; born 16 April 1923), , is a Singaporean businessman and philanthropist. Born in Singapore in 1923, Lee is the second son〔Lee Su Shyan ("Two old S'pore families compete for Straits Trading" ), ''The Straits Times'', Singapore, 11 February 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2010.〕 of Lee Kong Chian and a maternal grandson of Tan Kah Kee. He is a Director of the family's Lee Group of Companies, a Singapore-based conglomerate of firms in industries that include rubber, pineapple, banking and investments. Lee is among the 40 richest people in Singapore〔("Singapore's 40 Richest: #32 Lee Seng Tee" ), Forbes.com, 20 August 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2010.〕 due primarily to his stake in the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC). In 2009, ''Forbes'' estimated his fortune, combined with that of his younger brother Lee Seng Wee, to be US$800 million.〔("Singapore's 40 Richest: #9 Lee Seng Wee" ) Forbes.com, 9 September 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2010.〕 == Philanthropy == As Deputy Chairman of the Lee Foundation, Lee also supports 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 Needham Research Institute at the University of Cambridge and the Bodleian Library〔("Radcliffe Camera" ) Bodleian Library, Oxford, 13 March 1999. Retrieved 19 April 2010.〕 at the University of Oxford. He was named an honorary fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals for his philanthropic support of libraries worldwide.〔("Honorary Fellowship to Dr Lee Seng Tee for his philanthropic support of libraries in the UK and worldwide. ) News from CILIP, 23 October 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2010.〕 In China, Lee's support for the Chinese Chess Association has included the Lee Seng Tee Library〔("The Chinese Chess Association– Chess in China" ) Delivering Online Chess to the World 2007. Retrieved on 20 April 2010.〕 at the Chess Academy in Beijing, the ST Lee Beijing International Open, and the Lee Seng Tee Cup (李成智杯).〔("资料：李成智杯全国少年儿童国际象棋冠军赛" ) Yahoo Sports: Lee Seng Tee Cup, 14 February 2007. Retrieved on 19 April 2010.〕 Other projects include the Lee Seng Tee Public Library (李成智公众图书馆)〔("福建省李成智公众图书馆" ) 中国图书馆网, 29 November 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2010.〕 in Nan'an City, Fujian, where his father was born. Lee also funds projects and lecture series at universities, including Cambridge〔("The Lee Seng Tee Distinguished Lecture Series" ) Wolfson College, Cambridge. Retrieved 19 April 2010.〕 and Oxford〔("The Lee Lecture in Political Science and Government" ) All Souls College, Oxford, 28 January 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010〕 in the United Kingdom, Columbia University, Harvard University, Stanford University〔("S.T. Lee Lectureship – FSI Stanford" ) Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. Retrieved 19 April 2010.〕 and the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, in the United States, the University of Sydney〔("The S.T. Lee Lecture" ) Sydney Law School, The University of Sydney, 16 July 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2010.〕 in Australia, the Victoria University of Wellington〔("The S.T. Lee Lecture in Antarctic Studies" ) Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 19 April 2010.〕〔("Official Opening of the S.T. Lee Library – 16 June 2005" ) Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 19 April 2010.〕〔("S.T. Lee Young Researcher Travel Award" ) Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 19 April 2010.〕 in New Zealand, the University of the Witwatersrand〔("Foundation Annual Report 2007" ) The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Retrieved 19 April 2010.〕 in South Africa, and the National University of Singapore (NUS).〔("S.T. Lee Distinguished Annual Lecture: Universities for a Global Society" ) Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, 27 October 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2010.〕〔("S T Lee Project on Global Governance at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy" ) National University of Singapore, Academic Year 2007–2008. Retrieved on 20 April 2010.〕 The S.T. Lee Lectures provide a platform for scholars and policy-makers to address critical international issues. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lee Seng Tee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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