Presidents Series : Benjamin Henry Sheares

Straits Times Press

Regular price $9.35 SGD

He was a well-known doctor and professor, and was one of the leading names in obstetrics and gynaecology in Singapore for decades.

And when he was 63 years old, he was asked to be the second President of Singapore, after the first President Yusof Ishak died in 1970.

What was Benjamin Sheares like as a President? Did he continue practising as a doctor after he became President? And who described him as “a perfect gentleman?”

The answers to these questions and more can be found in this easy-to-read book, which is targeted at upper primary and lower secondary pupils.

It has many photographs of Benjamin Sheares and readers will enjoy seeing him in his early years, when he was a professor, and also in more relaxed, unguarded moments.

AUTHOR: Edmund LIM

 

ISBN

9789814747516

Language

English

Binding

Limp cover

Trim Size

130mm X 196mm (portrait)

Extent

44 pages

Published Date (Month, Year)

September 2017

Weight

90g