{{Short description|Cantonese dentist (1849–1933)}}
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'''Look Yan Kit''' ({{lang-zh|''陆寅杰''}}; 1849 — 1933) was a Cantonese dentist who came to Singapore in 1877 and found great success, having several high-profile clientele. He was a millionaire.
==Early life== Look was born in Guangzhou in 1849 and studied dentistry in Hong Kong.<ref name = "General History">{{cite book|title=A General History Of The Chinese In Singapore|page= 871|isbn= 978-9813277656|access-date=|last1= Chong|first1= Guang Kwa|last2= Bak|first2= Lim Kua|publisher=World Scientific|year=2019}}</ref>
==Career== Look came to Singapore in 1877, where he opened a dental clinic.<ref name = "InfoPedia">{{cite web |url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_354_2004-12-16.html|title= Yan Kit Road|last= Thulaja|first= Naidu Ratnala|date= |website= Singapore Infopedia|publisher= National Library Board|access-date= 22 December 2022|quote=}}</ref> He was very successful, and attracted several high-profile clientele, such as Abu Bakar of Johor and the Rajah of Solo.<ref name = "ST">{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 5 April 1989|title= The pioneers of Tanjong Pagar|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19890405-1.2.61.8.1|work= The Straits Times|location= Singapore|access-date= 22 December 2022}}</ref> Due to the success of the clinic, he became a millionaire.<ref name = "sons">{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 29 April 1932|title= MILLIONAIRE'S SONS AT VARIANCE.|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19320429-1.2.79|work= The Straits Times|location= Singapore|access-date= 22 December 2022}}</ref>
He owned 70 houses and two plantations.<ref name = "ST"/> He was a founder of the Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital,<ref name = "InfoPedia"/> and served on the hospital's management committee.<ref>{{cite book|title=One Hundred Years' History of the Chinese in Singapore|page= 192|isbn=|access-date=|author= Song, Ong Siang|publisher=J. Murray|year=1923}}</ref>
==Personal life and death== Look had four sons.<ref name = "sons"/> He died in 1933.<ref name="General History" />
== Legacy == Yan Kit Road and the Yan Kit Swimming Complex were named after him.<ref name = "InfoPedia"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:1849 births Category:1933 deaths Category:People from British Singapore