William Light

Colonel William Light
Colonel William Light: Self Portrait, c.1815
Surveyor General of South Australia
In office 28 December 1836 – 21 June 1838
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	George Ormsby (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1786-04-27)27 April 1786 Kuala Kedah, Kedah (now in Malaysia)
Died	6 October 1839(1839-10-06) (aged 53) Adelaide, South Australia
Parent(s)	Francis Light and Martinha Rozells
Occupation	Surveyor, town planner, soldier
Known for	Planning the city of Adelaide

William Light (27 April 1786 – 6 October 1839), also known as Colonel Light, was a British-Malayan naval and army officer. 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.