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单词 Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
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Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles

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斯坦福·莱佛士 Stamford Raffles

(重定向自Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles)
莱佛士的塑像,位于新加坡河边,是当年莱佛士登陆新加坡的地点
The memorial to Olivia Mariamne Raffles, Raffles' first wife, erected by him along the Kanarielaan in the National Botanical Gardens (now the Bogor Botanical Gardens). Raffles re-landscaped these gardens, which were established in 1744 in Buitenzorg (now Bogor), West Java.
Raffles in 1817

托马斯·斯坦福·莱佛士爵士(Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles1781年7月6日-1826年7月5日,莱佛士也译作来福士)是英国殖民时期重要的政治家。新加坡海港城市的创建者(1819年),英国远东殖民帝国的奠基人之一。他的主要贡献包括把新加坡创建为欧洲与亚洲之间的国际港口。

莱佛士生于加勒比海牙买加(时为英国殖民地)离岸海上,幼年家境贫困,14岁被迫辍学,进入伦敦的英国东印度公司充当雇员供养母亲和4个姐妹。该公司是一家半官方性质的企业,负责英国在远东殖民活动。他依靠自学,钻研科学,学习数种语言,尤其对博物学颇有兴趣。1805年他被公司派往今天的马来西亚槟城,从此开始了他与东南亚的一段情谊。槟城是英国在荷属东印度群岛的立足点,他钻研散居在群岛上马来亚人的语言、历史和文化,赢得了印度总督明托勋爵的赏识。

英语百科

Stamford Raffles 斯坦福·莱佛士

(重定向自Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles)
The memorial to Olivia Mariamne Raffles, Raffles' first wife, erected by him along the Kanarielaan in the National Botanical Gardens (now the Bogor Botanical Gardens). Raffles re-landscaped these gardens, which were established in 1744 in Buitenzorg (now Bogor), West Java.
Raffles in 1817
Statue of Sir Stamford Raffles in Singapore, based on the original by Thomas Woolner

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, FRS (6 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of British Java (1811–1815) and Governor-General of Bencoolen (1817–1822), best known for his founding of Singapore. He was also heavily 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. He was also an amateur writer and wrote a book titled The History of Java (1817).

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