Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera
1899
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1973
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Sri Lanka
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: St. John's College, Panadura, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, University of London
occupation: diplomat, writer, university teacher
award received: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera, OBE, JP, (8 November 1899 – 23 April 1973) was a Sri Lankan academic, scholar and diplomat best known for his Malalasekara English-Sinhala Dictionary. He was Ceylon's first Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Ceylon's High Commissioner to Canada, the United Kingdom and Ceylon's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. He was the Professor Emeritus in Pali and Dean of the Faculty of Oriental Studies. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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