Sir Stamford Raffles and some of his friends and contemporaries : a memoir of the founder of Singapore



Electronic Book 216.73.216.10 (0)

2019

Sir Stamford Raffles and some of his friends and contemporaries : a memoir of the founder of Singapore

  • Share


Information About

“This book — written by Dr John Bastin, a leading authority on the study of Sir Stamford Raffles — offers an alternative biographical account of Raffles, as seen through his relationship with some of his closest friends and contemporaries. The people featured include the naturalists Joseph Arnold, Thomas Horsfield and Nathaniel Wallich, who received support from Raffles in carrying on their scientific research, and the orientalist John Leyden, who influenced Raffles’s study of Malay and Malay customs. Examining Raffles and his social circle presents an original perspective of the man and of the colonial world in which he lived, and his correspondence with his friends and scientific colleagues reflects his attitude and opinions on a range of issues, including his desire to extend the benefits of education”—Back cover.

Subjects

Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826 Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826--Friends and associates Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826--Contemporaries Colonial administrators--Singapore--Biography Colonial administrators--Great Britain--Biography Singapore--History--1819-1867

Categories

1819-1826 Founding and early years

Other issues in the series

title
{{block.title}}
{{ element }}
Previous

{{nextOffset + 1}} / {{total}}

Next

Additional Details

Title
Sir Stamford Raffles and some of his friends and contemporaries : a memoir of the founder of Singapore
Creators
  • Bastin, John Sturgus, 1927-
Subject
  • Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826
  • Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826--Friends and associates
  • Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826--Contemporaries
  • Colonial administrators--Singapore--Biography
  • Colonial administrators--Great Britain--Biography
  • Singapore--History--1819-1867
Publisher
  • National Library Board Singapore, 2019
  • World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd, 2019
Digital Description
application/pdf, ill., ports.
Table of Contents
  • Preface -- Abbreviations -- ch. 1. The East India House and William Brown Ramsay -- ch. 2. The Scottish poet and orientalist John Leyden -- ch. 3. The American naturalist Thomas Horsfield in Java -- ch. 4. Raffles’s secretary and aides-de-camp -- ch. 5. The British naval surgeon Joseph Arnold in Java -- ch. 6. Raffles’s cousins and the publication of The history of Java -- ch. 7. Raffles and Joseph Aronld in Sumatra -- ch. 8. Thomas Horsfield in Sumatra and London -- ch. 9. The Scottish naturalist William Jack in Penang, Singapore and Sumatra -- ch. 10. The Danish naturalist Nathaniel Wallich and the Singapore Botanic Garden -- ch. 11. Raffles and his Malay clerk John Leyden Siami -- ch. 12. Raffles’s friends in England and the founding of the Zoological Society of London -- Bibliography – Index.
Copyright
  • All rights reserved. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. and John Sturgus Bastin, 2019