John Crawfurd
British historian · Writers · Lived 1783 to 1868 · aged 84
John Crawfurd was a Scottish physician, British colonial administrator, diplomat and writer who served as the second and last resident of Singapore.
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Opening pages from the Qur'an manuscript acquired by Crawfurd during his residency in Yogyakarta, which today is part of the British Library collection![The kraton in Yogyakarta, a gate in a photograph from the early 20th century. The palace was made up of pendopo surrounded by a whitewashed wall.[6]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Vrouwen_met_koopwaar_langs_de_weg_die_leidt_naar_de_poort_van_de_kraton_in_Jogjakarta._TMnr_60007923.jpg/500px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Vrouwen_met_koopwaar_langs_de_weg_die_leidt_naar_de_poort_van_de_kraton_in_Jogjakarta._TMnr_60007923.jpg)
The kraton in Yogyakarta, a gate in a photograph from the early 20th century. The palace was made up of pendopo surrounded by a whitewashed wall.[6]
Javanese signs for the five days of the week, engraving by William Home Lizars from Crawfurd's History of the Indian Archipelago
View of the city of Bangkok in 1828; from "Journal of an embassy from the governor-general of India to the courts of Siam and Cochin China"
View of the town and roads of Singapore from the government hill
The Diana![Jaw collected by John Crawfurd near Yenangyaung in Burma, now a type specimen for Stegolophodon latidens. Plate 36 of the original paper by William Clift.[30]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Mastodon_jaw_Crawfurd_expedition.jpg/500px-Mastodon_jaw_Crawfurd_expedition.jpg)
Jaw collected by John Crawfurd near Yenangyaung in Burma, now a type specimen for Stegolophodon latidens. Plate 36 of the original paper by William Clift.[30]Awards
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Deceased
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Lived 1783 to 1868 · aged 84
