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Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham (1850 - 1946) was the first Resident General of the Federated Malay States (part of the then Royal Colonies, now independent Malaysia) which was formed by combining a number of kingdoms. He served from July 1, 1896 to 1901.

He has created a dictionary "Vocabulary of the English and Malay languages". He also published two books "Malay Sketches" and "Unaddressed Letters"

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Sir Frank Swettenham (283 words)
	Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham (1850-1946) was the first Resident General of the Federated Malay States (part of the then Royal Colonies, now independent Malaysia) which was formed by combining a number of kingdoms.
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	Swettenham, Frank Athelstane (1881), 'Vocabulary of the English and Malay languages'.
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