A revolutionary in his youth and possessed all his life of a strong sense of public-spiritedness, he engaged in numerous philanthropic activities, including the founding of a society to support Taiwan students with their education.
林熊徵，生於民國前廿四年，世居台北大稻埕（延平北路一帶），早年曾參與革命，平生熱心公益，曾主持林本源博愛醫院、基隆博愛團，又創設「薇風會」資助台籍青年求學，政壇名流連震東、吳三連都曾受其資助。