Governor Sir Stamford Raffles

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Historical Figure
gptkbp:advocatesFor Cultural preservation
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:born July 6, 1781
gptkbp:contributedTo Botanical studies in the region
gptkbp:died July 5, 1826
gptkbp:established gptkb:Raffles_Hotel
gptkb:Raffles_Institution
Singapore_as_a_trading_post
gptkbp:hasChild gptkb:Emily_Raffles
gptkb:Henry_Raffles
gptkb:William_Raffles
gptkb:Charles_Raffles
gptkb:Sophia_Raffles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor Sir Stamford Raffles
gptkbp:influenced British_colonial_policy_in_Southeast_Asia
Urban_planning_in_Singapore
gptkbp:inspiration Rafflesia_arnoldii_(flower)
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:Bunhill_Fields
gptkbp:isGovernedBy gptkb:Java
gptkb:Singapore
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy gptkb:Joseph_Banks
gptkb:James_Cook
gptkb:Thomas_Stamford_Raffles
gptkb:William_Marsden
gptkbp:knownFor Founding_modern_Singapore
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:occupation Colonial Administrator
gptkbp:position gptkb:Lieutenant_Governor_of_Java
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:spouse Olivia_Raffles
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Sumatra
gptkb:Borneo
gptkbp:wasA Botanist
Explorer
Historian
Linguist
Naturalist
Philanthropist
Fellow_of_the_Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Geographical_Society
Member_of_the_Royal_Society
Fellow_of_the_Linnean_Society
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Asiatic_Society
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt gptkb:Clapham_Grammar_School
gptkbp:wrote The History of Java