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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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
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- 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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