Sir Stamford Raffles and Some of His Friends and Contemporaries

A Memoir of the Founder of Singapore

Nonfiction, History, Asian, Southeast Asia, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: John Bastin ISBN: 9789813277687
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: March 29, 2019
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: John Bastin
ISBN: 9789813277687
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: March 29, 2019
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

This publication is a biographical account of the founder of Singapore, Sir Stamford Raffles, through a study of the lives of his closest friends and contemporaries. Some of the personalities featured include William Brown Ramsay, John Leyden and Thomas Horsfield.

Contents:

  • The East India House and William Brown Ramsay
  • The Scottish Poet and Orientalist John Leyden
  • The American Naturalist Thomas Horsfield In Java
  • Raffles's Secretary and Aides-De-Camp
  • The British Naval Surgeon Joseph Arnold in Java
  • Raffles's Cousins and the Publication of the History of Java
  • Raffles and Joseph Arnold in Sumatra
  • Thomas Horsfield in Sumatra and London
  • The Scottish Naturalist William Jack in Penang, Singapore and Sumatra
  • The Danish Naturalist Nathaniel Wallich and the Singapore Botanic Garden
  • Raffles and His Malay Clerk John Leyden Siami
  • Raffles's Friends in England and the Founding of the Zoological Society of London

Readership: Academics, historians and the general public interested in Raffles and the history of Singapore.
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This publication is a biographical account of the founder of Singapore, Sir Stamford Raffles, through a study of the lives of his closest friends and contemporaries. Some of the personalities featured include William Brown Ramsay, John Leyden and Thomas Horsfield.

Contents:

Readership: Academics, historians and the general public interested in Raffles and the history of Singapore.
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