Pan Shou, born in Fujian, China in 1911, was a Chinese calligrapher and poet who made significant contributions to the cultural and educational landscape of Singapore. He was a founding member of the Nanyang University in 1955, and it was only during the later part of his life did his career as a calligrapher and poet flourished.

Pan devoted himself to calligraphy and poetry fully after retirement, continuously honing the craft that he has been practising since he was eight. His calligraphic works depict his observations of politics and society, ideologies, to those inspired by archaic Qin and Han manuscripts. Many of his works could be seen in Singapore, such as at the entrance of the Singapore Art Museum, the masthead of the Chinese newspaper, Lianhe Zaobao. Outside of the country, it can be found at the Confucius Temple in Qu Fu; in the Forest of Steles in Xi’an; on the honorific arch marking the beginning of the ancient Silk Road by the Sea in Quan Zhou; on Huang He Lou in Wuhan; and in the museum of the Great Wall of China.

His works were remarkable, and his contribution to the arts and culture of Singapore has earned him the Cultural Medallion in 1987 and the Meritorious Service Medal in 1994. Pan has such a unique calligraphic style that it is referred to as the “Pan style” by some.

(1911.1.26—1999.2.23），原名潘国渠，福建南安人，生于1911年1月26日。1930年19岁南渡新加坡，初任《叻报》编辑，1934年起执教于华侨中学、道南学校及马来亚麻坡中华中学，及任道南学校校长6年（1935～1940）。他自己并没有受过正统大学教育。1955年南大校长林语堂离校，受委出任大学秘书长，渡过一段没有校长主持校务的最艰苦的4年，直至1959年第一批437名学生毕业，才辞去职务。

1982年出版书法集三册，新加坡国立博物馆于1984及1991年（庆祝80岁大寿）两次为他举行书法展览。他的书法广受各界喜爱与尊崇，除东南亚各地外，在山东曲阜孔庙、西安碑林、武汉黄鹤楼等地都可看到的墨宝。

潘受也爱好写作及诗歌创作，他曾于1928年参加中国“全国拒毒论文比赛”荣获第一名（北大蔡元培校长为主任评选），早年喜写白话诗，青年时期才致力于古典诗词的创作，已出版《海外庐诗》（1970）、《云南园诗集》（1984）、及厚八百页的《潘受诗选》（1997），其中共有诗词1300余首。

潘受的书法与文学造诣，受到国内外文化界重视。

1985年获巴黎“法国艺术沙龙”（Salon Artists Francais）金质奖；

1986年获新加坡政府文化奖章；

1991年又获法国国家艺术与文学（Officer des Art et des Letters）勋章；

1994年获新加坡卓越功绩勋章（P.J.G.）；

1997年获亚细安文化奖（ASEAN Cultural Medal）；

1998年获新加坡书法家协会荣誉奖章，同年南洋理工大学颁授名誉文学博士荣衔。

潘受1999年2月23日逝世，享寿89岁。

Pan Shou (潘受) (D. Litt) (b. 26 January 1911, Quanzhou, Fujian, China1–d. 23 February 1999, Singapore2) was a noted Chinese calligrapher and poet. In addition to his artistic pursuits, Pan had also worked in other roles, from newspaper editor to bank manager.3 He was the founding secretary-general of Nanyang University.4