About W. L. Jeyasingham
Lived 1916 – 1989 (aged 73). W. L. Jeyasingham was a Sri Lankan academic.
William Luther "W.L." Jeyasingham (7 January 1916 – December 1989) was a Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, geographer, academic and dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna.
Early life and family Jeyasingham was born on 7 January 1916. He was educated at St Patrick's College, Jaffna and St. Joseph's College, Colombo. He received a Phd from the university in 1958 after producing a thesis titled The Geography of Jaffna Town.
Later life Jeyasingham moved to the United States in 1984. He died in December 1989, aged 73.
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Who was W. L. Jeyasingham?
Sri Lankan Tamil academic
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W. L. Jeyasingham was born on 7 January 1916.
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W. L. Jeyasingham died on 1 December 1989.
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W. L. Jeyasingham was an academic.
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W. L. Jeyasingham was Sri Lankan.
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