Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles ( 1781 - 1826 )

Birth: At sea on board the Ann, off Port Morant, Jamaica, West Indies (05 or 06 July 1781) Death: London (05 July 1826) Research Field: Natural history Career: Entered HEIC service; went to Penang (1805); assisted in the reduction of Java; Lieutenant Governor of Java (1811-1815), when Java was restored to the Dutch; wrote "A history of Java" (1815); Governor of Bencoolen (1818?); involved in the acquisition of Singapore; returned to England, but a vessel caught fire, destroying his papers, and zoological, botanical and other collections (1824); involved with the foundation of the Zoological Society; discovered in Sumatra the flower Rafflesia Arnoldi; died of apoplexy Honours: Kt 1817 Memberships: FZS (First President) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 20/03/1817.