Stamford Raffles, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stamford Raffles

British statesman who founded Singapore

Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1781

Place of Birth: Jamaica

Date of Death: 05-Jul-1826

Profession: politician, ornithologist, botanist, traveller

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, FRS (6 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of the Dutch East Indies (1811–1816) and Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen (1818–1824), best known for his founding of modern Singapore and the British Malaya. He was 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 also wrote The History of Java (1817).