拿督林源瑞局绅生于马来西亚马六甲，祖籍福建永春，是著名华教斗士及资深文史工作者，诗人及书法家。在书法方面，林源瑞积极推广华文书法，是沈慕羽的门生。他一生致力于推动华教平等权益，对乡团宗祠、福利工作和教育事业都作出了巨大贡献。林源瑞担任过世界永春社团联谊会理事、中国中华文化促进会海外理事、马来西亚诗词研究总会会务顾问、马来西亚华校校友会联合会总会顾问、马来西亚永春联合会总会顾问、马来西亚林氏宗亲总会顾问、马来西亚华族历史研究委员会顾问、马来西亚郑和研究中心副主任、马六甲华校董事会联合会主席、马六甲林氏宗祠族长、圣约翰救伤队州指挥官、《古城新韵》诗刊顾问等职。

为表扬他对华教的卓越贡献，2010年，林源瑞荣获“林连玉精神奖”。2011年，因其推广书法艺术文化的贡献，荣获沈慕羽书法精神奖。2017年以90高龄获得甲州元首封赐DPSM拿督勋衔。除此之外，林源瑞还著有《漫步古城老街谈故事》、《历史之城――马六甲》，并受邀为报章如《星洲日报》、《南洋商报》等撰写十数篇有关民族及当地历史的文章。北京书画家黄世杰曾赞誉林老的书法苍劲有力，对其诗词也给予高度评价。

Born in Malacca, the late Datuk Lim Guan Swee was an important contributor to social welfare and Chinese education, an avid historian, writer, poet and calligrapher. He was the disciple of the famous calligrapher and activist Datuk Sim Mow Yu. Lim was actively involved in multiple associations, including director of the World Federation of Yongchun Clan Association, overseas director of the Chinese Culture Promotion Society, consultant of the Malaysian Poetry Research Association, consultant of the Federation of Malaysia Lim Associations, consultant of the Associated Eng Choon Societies of Malaysia, consultant of the Malaysian Chinese History Research Committee, deputy director of the International Zheng He Research Academy, president of the Malacca Chinese Education Progressive Association, elder of the Malacca Say Ho Tong (Lim Kongsi) Ancestral Temple, and more. 

In 1980, he received the Jaksa Pendamai (Justice of Peace) award from the state government. In 2010, he won the Lim Lian Geok Spirit Award, while in 2011, he received the Sim Mow Yu Calligraphy Award. In 2017, he was honoured with the title of DPSM Datuk by the head of state.