Lu Ming Teh, Earl

Born in Hong Kong in 1925; died in Italy, 2 September 2005. Singapore citizen. Began his studies of painting in 1956 under the late Chen Wen Hsi. He led, served on the board and acted as advisor to numerous governmental and non-governmental museums, committees and societies devoted to the arts. A collector of Chinese and South East Asian ceramics and painting, most of his collection has already been donated to public institutions in Singapore. In 1995 he was awarded the Public Service Star Award, and was appointed as Founding Chairman of the Singapore Art Museum (1992-2000). Since his retirement from surgery in 2003, he was a full-time artist. He had solo exhibitions in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, and participated in group exhibitions in Singapore.

Education
- Primary: Klang, Malaysia; Hong Kong; Shanghai, China; Singapore
- Secondary: St Andrew’s School, Singapore; Bishop Cotton School, Simla, India
- Tertiary:, University of Sydney, Australia (MBBS); postgraduate studies at Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Career
- Houseman, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Medical Officer in tuberculosis at Chest Hospital in Blue Mountains, Sydney, Australia
- Lecturer in Anatomy and Embryology Surgery, University of Sydney, Australia
- Lecturer in Anatomy Department, University of Malaysia, Singapore
- Lecturer in Physiology for candidates of the Royal College of Surgeons of Australia (in Singapore)
- External Examiner in Anatomy and Physiology at the National University of Singapore
- private practice in surgery in partnership with Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng
- general medical practice as retirement occupation for two years

Service
- service in Singapore Armed Forces as volunteer from 1972; retired as Lieutenant Colonel in 2001
- appointed as a Justice of the Peace in 1990

Positions Held
- Founding Chairman of Singapore Art Museum
- Past President of the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society
- Past President of the Society of Chinese Artists, Singapore
- Chairman of the Acquisition Committee of Lee Kong Chien Museum, National University of Singapore
- Executive Member of National Heritage Board, Singapore
- Board of Directors of Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
- Trustee of the National Theatre Trust
- Member of National University of Singapore Museums Committee
- Member of the Art Committee of United Overseas Bank, Singapore
- Member of Singapore Medical Council

Awards
- The Commendation Medal (Military Gold) in 1985
- Public Service Star awarded by the President of Singapore in 1995