Francis Light
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founder of the British colony on Penang in 1786
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Within Vinony's link graph, Francis Light is referenced by 128 other articles, and connects out to Thonburi Kingdom, Adelaide and Malay Peninsula.
It is catalogued under topics including 1740s births, 1794 deaths and 18th-century British explorers.
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
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
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1970
- Active to
- 2025-07-13
art rockclassic rockcrossover progpoppop rockprogressive
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
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
via Crossref · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Francis Light Statue - panoramio.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- date of death
- 1794-10-21
- date of birth
- 1740-01-01
- Commons category
- Francis Light
via Wikidata · CC0
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Taksin
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Indonesia
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Thailand
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Catholic Church
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Eurasia
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malaria
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World Heritage Site
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Thai
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International Standard Book Number
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British Empire
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Malay
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Chennai
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South Australia
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black pepper
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bronze
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Categories
1740s births1794 deaths18th-century British explorers18th-century Royal Navy personnelAdministrators in British MalayaBritish East India Company peopleBritish expatriates in ThailandCity foundersDeaths from malariaHistory of PenangMilitary personnel from SuffolkPeople educated at Woodbridge SchoolPeople from Suffolk Coastal (district)