Lily Kong

geographer from Singapore
Person human Q57476744
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Summary

Lily Kong was born on 1965[1] in Singapore[2]. She has worked as a geographer[3], academic[4], university teacher[5], and academic administrator[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (331 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Singapore[8]
  • Field of work: religion and geography[9]
  • Employer: National University of Singapore[10], Singapore Management University[11]
  • Educated at: University College London[12], National University of Singapore[13]
  • Award received: Pingat Pentadbiran Awam[14], Asia's Most Influential Singapore[15], Victoria Medal[16], Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy[17]
  • Member of: Public Service Commission[18]
  • Sex or gender: female[19]
  • Family name: Kong[20], Jiang[21]
  • Given name: Lily[22], Lìlì[23]
  • Described at URL: https://www.tatlerasia.com/people/lily-kong[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[25]
  • Affiliation string: Singapore Management University[26]

Why It Matters

Lily Kong has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Lily Kong born?

Lily Kong's place of birth was Singapore[2].

What did Lily Kong do for work?

Lily Kong worked as a geographer[3], academic[4], university teacher[5], and academic administrator[6].

Where did Lily Kong go to school?

Lily Kong was educated at University College London[12] and National University of Singapore[13].

What awards did Lily Kong receive?

Honors received include Pingat Pentadbiran Awam[14], Asia's Most Influential Singapore[15], and Victoria Medal[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . forbes.com. forbes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . forbes.com. forbes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . forbes.com. forbes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . smu.edu.sg. smu.edu.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . tatlerasia.com. Retrieved . tatlerasia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . rgs.org. rgs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Retrieved . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . psc.gov.sg. Retrieved . psc.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . straitstimes.com. straitstimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . tatlerasia.com. Retrieved . tatlerasia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . tatlerasia.com. Retrieved . tatlerasia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'bn', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'uk', 'zh']
    Sitelink count → 8
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57986|batch #57986]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 3/3"
  2. 5w ago · Nlbkos · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library board singapore id → person/e426887a-80bd-4ea5-8cc9-fc5a78aa4a9d
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National library board singapore id: person/e426887a-80bd-4ea5-8cc9-fc5a78aa4a9d, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789000621930"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → MILV183608
    Given name → Lily, Lìlì
    Field of work → religion and geography
    Family name → Kong, Jiang
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32118|batch #32118]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
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