| LC control no. | n 81097180 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826 |
| Variant(s) | Lai-fo-shih, 1781-1826 Raffles, Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826 |
| Located | England Singapore |
| Birth date | 1781-07-03 |
| Death date | 1826-07-05 |
| Field of activity | Government |
| Affiliation | London Zoo (London, England) |
| Profession or occupation | Statesman |
| Found in | Raffles, S. Memoir of the life and public services of ... 1991: t.p. (Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles) introd. (Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles) Barley, Nigel. In the footsteps of Stamford Raffles, 2009: back cover (Stamford Raffles ; founded the city-state of Singapore) Wikipedia, Feb. 25, 2014 (Stamford Raffles ; Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, 6 July 1781-5 July 1826 ; a British statesman known for founding the city of Singapore and the London Zoo ; involved in the conquest of the Indonesian island of Java from Dutch and French military forces during the Napoleonic Wars and contributed to the expansion of the British Empire ; an amateur writer, wrote a book titled History of Java) |
| Associated language | eng |
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