Sophia, Lady Raffles | |
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Born | Sophia Hull 5 May 1786 London, England |
Died | 12 December 1858 Highwood House, Highwood Hill, Middlesex, England | (aged 72)
Resting place | St Paul's Church, Mill Hill, Barnet, England |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | British |
Genre | Historical |
Subject | Sir Stamford Raffles |
Notable work | Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, F.R.S. &c.; particularly in the government of Java, 1811–1816; and of Bencoolen and its dependencies, 1817–1824; with details of the commerce and resources of the Eastern archipelago; and selections from his correspondence (1830)[1] |
Spouse | |
Children | 5 |
Sophia, Lady Raffles (née Hull; 5 May 1786 – 12 December 1858) was the second wife of Sir Stamford Raffles, who was a botanist and known as the founder of modern Singapore.