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William Light
William Light was a British army officer and surveyor, the first Surveyor-General of South Australia. Born in Penang, the son of its founder Francis Light, he served in the Peninsular War before sailing to South Australia in 1836. He chose the site of Adelaide and laid out its grid of streets and parklands, despite criticism from Governor Hindmarsh, and died in 1839.
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