Stamford Raffles
/ˌstæmfəd ˈræflz/
/ˌstæmfərd ˈræflz/
- (1781-1826) an English politician. He is best known for buying Singapore for the East India Company in 1819 and for developing the island as a commercial centre. The famous Raffles Hotel there is named after him. He was also the governor of Java (1815-17) and Sumatra (1818-23) and wrote a History of Java (1817). In 1826 Raffles became the first President of London Zoo. He was made a knight in 1817.
斯坦福·莱佛士（Stanford Raffles）：（1781-1826）一位英国政客。他以1819年为东印度公司收购新加坡以及将该岛发展为商业中心而闻名。那里著名的莱佛士酒店以他的名字命名。他还是Java（1815-17）和Sumatra（1818-23）的州长，并撰写了Java历史（1817）。1826年，莱佛士成为伦敦动物园的第一任总统。1817年，他被任命为骑士。