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William Light
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Colonel William Light (27 April 1786 – 6 October 1839)〔David F. Elder, '(Light, William (1786–1839) )', ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 2, Melbourne University Press, 1967, pp 116-118. Retrieved 16 June 2012〕 was a British military officer and the first Surveyor-General of the Colony of South Australia. He is famous for choosing the site of the colony's capital, Adelaide, and for designing the layout of its streets and parks – in the Adelaide city centre and the Adelaide Park Lands.
==Early life==
Light was born in Kuala Kedah, Kedah (which is now in Malaysia). He lived in Penang (Pulau Pinang) until the age of six, when he was sent to England to be educated. Light was the illegitimate second son of Captain Francis Light, the Superintendent of Penang, and Martina Rozells, who was of Portuguese or French, and Siamese or Malay descent.〔
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