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Apr 27, 1786 Kuala Kedah, Malaysia Died on 06 Oct 1839 (aged 53)
Surveyor-General of South Australia who designed Adelaide's street plan in 1836
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About William Light
- William Light (27 April 1786 – 6 October 1839), also known as Colonel Light, was a British-Malayan naval and army officer.
- He was the first Surveyor-General of the new British Province of South Australia, known for choosing the site of the colony's capital, Adelaide, and for designing the layout of its streets, six city squares, gardens and the figure-eight Adelaide Park Lands, in a plan later sometimes referred to as Light's Vision. He was the eldest son of Captain Francis Light, founder of Penang, and Martina Rozells.
