Oen Boen Ing | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Supreme Advisory Council | |
| In office December 1949 – August 1950 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1903 Salatiga, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 30 October 1982 (aged 79) Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Alma mater | STOVIA |
| Occupation | Physician |
Oen Boen Ing (simplified Chinese: 温文英; traditional Chinese: 溫文英; pinyin: Wēn Wényīng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Un Bûn-eng,[1] 3 March 1903 – 30 October 1982) was an Indonesian physician. Born to a tobacco entrepreneur in Salatiga, the Dutch East Indies, he assisted his grandfather with traditional Chinese medicine from a young age. Despite his family's opposition, he enrolled at STOVIA in Batavia (now Jakarta) in 1922, receiving formal medical training while simultaneously engaging in the Chinese nationalist organization Chung Hsioh. Oen received his medical licence in 1932, then moved to the east Javan town of Kediri to run a clinic.
In early 1935, Oen left Kediri for the central Javan city of Surakarta, where he opened a private practise while simultaneously working at the Ziekenzorg Hospital (now Dr Moewardi Regional Hospital Surakarta) and a clinic operated by the Hua Chiao Tsien Ning Hui (HCTNH). He was appointed doctor to the Mangkunegaran Court in 1944, and during the Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949) he provided treatment to republican forces. In 1952, after some time as a member of the Supreme Advisory Council, Oen oversaw the incorporation of the HCTNH clinic as the Tsi Sheng Yuan Clinic; it was renamed the Panti Kosala Hospital in 1965. He continued his private practice through the mid-1970s.
Oen was recognized for his pro bono work and his willingness to pay his patients' prescriptions. For his contributions to Mangkunegaran, he was granted a noble title. The government of Indonesia, meanwhile, granted him the Satyalancana Kebaktian Sosial in 1975 for his treatment of revolutionaries. After his death, the Panti Kosala Hospital was renamed the Dr. Oen Hospital.