About Abraham Mendis Gunasekera
Lived 1869 – 1931 (aged 61–62). Abraham Mendis Gunasekera was a lexicographer.
Gate Mudaliyar Abraham Mendis Gunasekera (1869–1931) was a leading literary figure in Ceylon. He had served as an Interpreter Mudaliyar to the Registrar General of Ceylon. Gunasekera produced a Sinhalese grammar as well as Sinhalese-English and English-Sinhalese dictionaries. He is the grandfather of the famous Sri Lankan construction engineer U.N. Gunasekera.
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Who was Abraham Mendis Gunasekera?
Sri Lankan academic (1869–1931)
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Abraham Mendis Gunasekera was born in 1869.
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Abraham Mendis Gunasekera died in 1931.
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Abraham Mendis Gunasekera was a lexicographer.
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