Francis Light
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founder of the British colony on Penang in 1786
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1740
- Died
- 1794
- Works
- 1
Top works
- A short account of the Prince of Wales's Island, or Pulo Peenang, in the East Indies
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1970
- Active to
- 2025-07-13
art rockclassic rockcrossover progpoppop rockprogressive
Discography
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,614x
- Guidelines for the Process of Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Self-Report Measures
· 2000 · cited 10,930x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,801x
- The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)
· 2006 · cited 10,535x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,201x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francis
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Dallinghoo
- Place of death
- Penang
- Occupation
- explorer
- Military branch
- Royal Navy
- Image
- Francis Light Statue - panoramio.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of death
- 1794-10-21
- cause of death
- malaria
- date of birth
- 1740-01-01
- Commons category
- Francis Light
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