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Lieutenant General Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois GCMG CB FRS (10 September 1821 – 17 August 1897) was a British military engineer and diplomat. After joining the British Army in 1839, he saw service, as a second captain, in South Africa. In 1858, as a major, he was appointed Secretary of a Royal Commission set up to examine the state and efficiency of British land-based fortifications against naval attack; and this led to further work in Canada and South Australia. From 1875 to 1888 he was, consecutively, Governor of the Straits Settlements, Governor of South Australia and Governor of New Zealand.

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rdfs:label	William Jervois (de) William Jervois (fr) William Jervois (en) 澤維士 (zh)
rdfs:comment	William Jervois (né le 10 septembre 1821 à Cowes sur l'Île de Wight et mort le 17 août 1897 à ) est un administrateur colonial et homme d'État britannique, successivement gouverneur des Établissements des détroits, de l'Australie-Méridionale et de Nouvelle-Zélande. * Portail de la politique * Portail de l’Empire britannique * Portail de la Nouvelle-Zélande (fr) Lieutenant General Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois GCMG CB FRS (10 September 1821 – 17 August 1897) was a British military engineer and diplomat. After joining the British Army in 1839, he saw service, as a second captain, in South Africa. In 1858, as a major, he was appointed Secretary of a Royal Commission set up to examine the state and efficiency of British land-based fortifications against naval attack; and this led to further work in Canada and South Australia. From 1875 to 1888 he was, consecutively, Governor of the Straits Settlements, Governor of South Australia and Governor of New Zealand. (en) 陸軍中將威廉·法蘭西斯·德拉蒙德·澤維士爵士，GCMG，CB，FRS（Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois，1821年9月10日－1897年8月17日），英國殖民地總督、軍人。生於英國懷特島郡，父親是乍畏將軍。早年服役於南非和加拿大，以後歷任海峽殖民地總督（1875年至1877年）、南澳州總督（1877年至1883年）、新西蘭總督（1883年至1889年）。1863年獲巴斯侍從(CB)勳銜，1874年獲聖米迦勒及聖喬治司令騎士(KCMG)勳銜。1888年獲聖米迦勒及聖喬治大十字騎士(GCMG)勳銜。新加坡的澤維士路以他的命名。 (zh) Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, GCMG, CB (* 10. September 1821 in Cowes, Isle of Wight; † 17. August 1897 in Bitterne, Hampshire) war ein britischer Militäringenieur und Gouverneur der Straits Settlements, Süd-Australiens und Neuseelands. Jervois trat in die britische Armee im Jahr 1839 ein und erhielt eine Ausbildung bei den Royal Engineers. Nach seiner Dienstzeit in Südafrika wurde er ein Experte auf dem Gebiet landbasierter Befestigungsanlagen zum Schutz gegen Angriffe von See. Er schlug mehrere Optionen für einen Verteidigungsring um London vor. (de)
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dcterms:subject	Governors of the Colony of South Australia Governors-General of New Zealand Administrators in British Singapore Governors of South Australia Governors of the Straits Settlements 1821 births 1897 deaths Companions of the Order of the Bath Fellows of the Royal Society Royal Engineers officers Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George British Army lieutenant generals British colonial governors and administrators in Oceania Presidents of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers
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