Kanagaratnam Shanmugaratnam (2 April 1921 – 28 July 2018) was a Singaporean
pathologist who established the Singapore Cancer Registry (SCR) in 1967. Shanmugaratnam was considered to be Singapore's "father of pathology" while being a respected expert on
nasopharyngeal carcinoma. He was the father of Senior Minister
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Career
Death
He died on 28 July 2018, aged 97, at his home in Singapore.
Personal life
He was the father of
Senior Minister of Singapore,
Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
References
1921 births
2018 deaths
Singaporean pathologists
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