Alan Tam

Alan Tam was a Chinese singer, actor, songwriter and musician (born 1950). He was born at British Hong Kong.

Also recorded as Tan Yonglin; Alan Tam Wing-lun; Tam Wing-lun.

Alan Tam in brief

Born
1950
Known for
singer, actor, songwriter and musician
Place of birth
British Hong Kong
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Tan Yonglin, Alan Tam Wing-lun and Tam Wing-lun. His recorded language was Chinese. His recorded confession was Buddhism.

He was the child of Tam Kong-pak.

Catalogued works

10 works under this name are catalogued by The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1780 to 2005.

Aging Tree 1, dated 1968, chromogenic print, leaves, and oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1991.741. Silverpoint Braid, dated 1981, metalpoint, heightened with white gouache, on cream wove paper prepared with a cream ground, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2007.559. Aging Tree 3, dated 1968, chromogenic print, leaves, and oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1991.743. Monika, dated 1983, watercolor and colored pencils on pale blue laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2001.693. The Great Beech of the East, Tree Tracing, dated 1968, pastel on canvas, resin and photographs, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1991.740. For the Incantation to the Entrance, dated 1964, watercolor, with gouache, on cream wove paper, laid down on white mat board, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1979.391. Collectanea ad statum civilem et ecclesiasticum comitatus Dunelmensis spectantia, ex variis codicibus tam manuscriptis, quam impressis, sine ordine congesta, dated 1780, held by Wellcome Collection. Bird flu - ask the experts., dated 2005, held by Wellcome Collection. A cartoon lion tamer is about to sneeze, and the lion gives him a handkerchief to prevent the spread of coughs and colds. Colour lithograph after Allan Carter., dated [between 1900 and 1999], held by Wellcome Collection. Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987), dated 1937-1991, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

25 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Adat û Rusûmatnameê Ekradiye”de Tam Göçerlerde Buyruk Veren-Alan İlişkisine Dair Değerlendirmeler, Mukaddime, 2022. Alan Garner's Red Shift and the Shifting Ballad of "Tam Lin", Children's Literature Association Quarterly, 2001. Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Türbesi Çinilerinde Yer Alan Tam Üsluplaştırılmış Çiçekler: Hatayi, Penç ve Goncagül, Korkut Ata Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2024. Uluslararası Coğrafya Eğitimi Kongresi (UCEK) Tam Metin Bildiri Kitaplarında Yer Alan Araştırmaların Bibliyometrik Analizi, Doğu Coğrafya Dergisi, 2024. The ALAN Review. Comprehensive molecular portraits of human breast tumours, Nature, 2012.

Practice and fields of work

Indexed under Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, as recorded by OpenAlex.

Affiliations

Associated with St. Michael's Hospital, RELX Group (Netherlands), Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University Health Network, as recorded by OpenAlex.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 24 indexed publications (OpenAlex) and 377 recorded citations (OpenAlex). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Alan Tam studied at Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School. the recorded working language is Chinese.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are cantopop.

Residence is recorded at Xinhui District. Membership is recorded of Alan & Hacken.

Distinctions recorded are Medal of Honour and Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor.

Chronology

  1. 1950Alan Tam born at British Hong Kong.
  2. 1964For the Incantation to the Entrance (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1968Aging Tree 1 (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  4. 1968Aging Tree 3 (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1968The Great Beech of the East, Tree Tracing (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  6. 1981Silverpoint Braid (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  7. 1983Monika (The Art Institute of Chicago).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Alan Tam”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q714449: Alan Tam

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