About S. C. Paul
Lived 1868 – 1942 (aged 73–74). S. C. Paul was a surgeon.
Dr Samuel Chelliah Paul was a leading Ceylon Tamil surgeon.
Early life Paul was born on 28 February 1868. He was the son of Dr William Thillayampalam Paul, a physician and leading resident from Manipay in northern province of Ceylon. He had three brothers (Albert, Victor and Charles) and nine sisters (Thangamma, Annamma, Chellamma, Rasammah, Ratnamma, Pakiam, Muttamma, Nallamma and Nesammah). He was educated at Jaffna Central College, Wesley College, Colombo and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia.
Paul married Dora Elenor, daughter of Dr Simon de Melho Aserappa, on 8 May 1899. They had seven sons (Milroy, William, Egerton, Albert, Jeyarajan, Arthur and Ellalasingam) and three daughters (Girlie Cooke, Amy Crosette-Thambiah and Tutse Rasaratnam).
Paul was president of Ceylon Medical Association, president of the Royal Asiatic Society and chairman of the Ceylon Planters' Association.
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Who was S. C. Paul?
Sri Lankan surgeon
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S. C. Paul was born on 28 February 1868.
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S. C. Paul died in 1942.
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S. C. Paul was a surgeon.
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