Emeritus Professor Tan Yock Lin, a senior law professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS), died after he was involved in a road accident on Friday morning. He was 70. In an e-mail sent by NUS law faculty dean Andrew Simester to staff on Saturday, which was seen...
He described Prof Tan as a passionate teacher and a painstaking researcher who was constantly innovating and trying new things throughout his career.
“He constantly pushed us to see things from a different perspective in ways we did not always appreciate. He would hate that these words were said of him, but he also leaves us with no choice but to do so. His contrarian spirit remains and will be commemorated each time we rely on something he taught us.”
She said: “Students in my cohort held Yock Lin in highest regard for his intellectual prowess. He would come to tutorials empty-handed – without even the tutorial question sheet – as he had an amazing memory.
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