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Captain Francis Light (174025October1794)〔The date on his tombstone in the Northam Road cemetery says he died on 21 October 1794, but an official despatch sent by Philip Mannington, Light's successor, shows Francis Light as having died on "25 October 1794". *''Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research'', Society for Army Historical Research (London, England), 1982; Item notes: v.60 no.244 1982; p. 80 *''Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'', Malayan Branch, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1959; p. 22 *"British & Indian Armies in the East Indies, 1685–1935", A. G. Harfield, Picton Pub., 1984; ISBN 0-902633-95-3, ISBN 978-0-902633-95-7; p. 58〕 was the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital George Town in 1786. ==Early years== Light was baptised in Dallinghoo, Suffolk, England on 15December 1740. His mother was given as Mary Light, though his father preferred to remain anonymous. Taken in by a relative, the nobleman William Negus, after schooling at elementary school with the Negus children, he began an early apprenticeship with a naval surgeon. Researchers initially believed Light to be the illegitimate son of William Negus, but according to Noël Francis Light Purdon, the 6-times great-grandson of Francis Light, Negus received payment for looking after him and acting as his guardian throughout his education. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francis Light」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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