Khoo Thean Teik information

Khoo Thean Teik
Khoo Thean Teik
邱天德
Born	April, 1818; Penang
Died	April 8, 1890 (aged 71–72); Beach Street, Penang, Straits Settlements
Spouse(s)	Chew Hong Neo, Ooi Lean Keow (黄娇娘)
Children	5 sons (including Khoo Hun Yeang) & 4 daughters
Parent	Khoo Guat Cheow (father);

Khoo Thean Teik (Chinese: 邱天德; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khu Thian-tik 1826—1891) was one of the most powerful and notorious Hokkien leaders of 19th-century Penang. His name, "Thean Teik", means "Heavenly Virtue". He was the leader of the Tokong or Khian Teik society that was involved in the Penang Riots of 1867 and through its connection with the Hai San, the internecine Larut Wars of 1861 to 1874. He traded through the companies Khoon Ho and Chin Bee. He was a towkay, trading in immigrant labour and had interests in the Opium Farms in Penang and Hong Kong. Thean Teik Estate, a residential neighbourhood in Penang, and Jalan Thean Teik are named after him.^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ Xiao En Magazine, 23 September, 2002, Xiao En Cultural Foundation Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ Twentieth century impressions of British Malaya: its history, People, commerce, industries, and resources by Wright, Arnold (1908), p.155 (Khoo Siew Jin | Khoo Hun Yeang | Khoo Thean Tek | Khoo Seng Kay)
^ Gangsters into Gentlemen: The Breakup of Multiethnic Conglomerates and The Rise of A Straits Chinese Identity in Penang by Engseng Ho, Department of Anthropology, William James Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 Email ho@wjh.harvard.edu, presented at The Penang Story – International Conference 2002, 18–21 April 2002, The City Bayview Hotel, Penang, Malaysia organised by The Penang Heritage Trust & STAR Publications

[xiaoen-1] Xiao En Magazine, 23 September, 2002, Xiao En Cultural Foundation Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[wright-2] Twentieth century impressions of British Malaya: its history, People, commerce, industries, and resources by Wright, Arnold (1908), p.155 (Khoo Siew Jin | Khoo Hun Yeang | Khoo Thean Tek | Khoo Seng Kay)

[gangsters-3] Gangsters into Gentlemen: The Breakup of Multiethnic Conglomerates and The Rise of A Straits Chinese Identity in Penang by Engseng Ho, Department of Anthropology, William James Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 Email ho@wjh.harvard.edu, presented at The Penang Story – International Conference 2002, 18–21 April 2002, The City Bayview Hotel, Penang, Malaysia organised by The Penang Heritage Trust & STAR Publications

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Khoo Thean Teik
邱天德

Born	April, 1818 (1818) Penang
Died	April 8, 1890(1890-04-08) (aged 71–72) Beach Street, Penang, Straits Settlements
Spouse(s)	Chew Hong Neo, Ooi Lean Keow (黄娇娘)
Children	5 sons (including Khoo Hun Yeang) & 4 daughters
Parent	Khoo Guat Cheow (father)