# William Light

> William Light was a British military officer and colonial administrator. He was the first Surveyor-General of the new British Province of South Australia, known for choosing the site of the colony's capital, Adelaide, and for designing the layout of its streets, six city squares, gardens and the figure-eight Adelaide Park Lands, in a plan later sometimes referred to as Light's Vision.

*Surveyor-General of South Australia who designed Adelaide's street plan in 1836 (1786–1839)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Designer
- **Category:** Designers
- **Born:** 1786-04-27
- **Died:** 1839-10-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Лайт, Уильям](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%82%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC)
- [William Light](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Light)
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- [William Light](https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Light)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2067103)

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