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Captain Francis Light (c. 1740 – 21 October 1794) was a British explorer and the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital city of George Town in 1786. Light and his lifelong partner, Martina Rozells, were the parents of William Light, who founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia.

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  • فرانسيس لايت (ar)
  • Francis Light (en)
  • Francis Light (es)
  • Francis Light (in)
  • Francis Light (it)
  • 弗朗西斯·萊特 (zh)
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  • فرانسيس لايت (بالإنجليزية: Francis Light)‏ كان مؤسس مستعمرة بريطانية من بينانق (في العصر الحديث ماليزيا) وعاصمتها جورج تاون في عام 1786. وقد عُمد في Dallinghoo، سوفولك، إنكلترا في 15 ديسمبر 1740. خدم لايت في البحرية الملكية كضابط صف بحري 1759-1763، ولكن بعد ذلك خرج لطلب ثروته في المستعمرات. من 1765، حيث كان يعمل كتاجر خاص لبلاده (ar)
  • Captain Francis Light (c. 1740 – 21 October 1794) was a British explorer and the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital city of George Town in 1786. Light and his lifelong partner, Martina Rozells, were the parents of William Light, who founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia. (en)
  • Capitán Francis Light (1740 - 25 de octubre de 1794), fue el fundador de la colonia británica de Penang, en la actual Malasia, y su capital George Town en 1786. (es)
  • Kapten Francis Light (lahir tahun 1740 - meninggal 25 Oktober 1794) adalah seorang Inggris yang pada tahun 1786 mendirikan Penang, salah satu koloni Britania yang sekarang masuk dalam wilayah teritorial Malaysia, dan ibu kotanya George Town. (in)
  • Capitano Francis Light è stato un esploratore e ufficiale britannico, che ha fondato nel 1786 la colonia britannica di Penang e la sua capitale George Town.Fu sposato con Martina Rozells dalla quale ebbe il figlio colonnello William Light, fondatore della città di Adelaide, in Australia. (it)
  • 法蘭西斯·萊特(Francis Light;1740年-1794年10月21日),是馬來半島檳榔嶼於英國殖民時期的第一任總督。常被稱做莱特船長(Captain Francis Light)。 (zh)
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  • Francis Light (en)
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  • Francis Light (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_Capel_Family_descendants_of_Sir_Francis_Light,_Founder_of_Penang,_Malaysia.jpg
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  • Dallinghoo, Suffolk, England, Britain (en)
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