List of University of Ceylon people

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The following is a list of notable people associated with the University of Ceylon (1942–52), University of Ceylon, Peradeniya (1952–72) and University of Ceylon, Colombo (1967–1972).

Chancellors

University of Ceylon^[1]

University of Ceylon, Peradeniya^[1]

1952–54 Lord Soulbury
1954–62 Oliver Goonetilleke
1962–72 William Gopallawa

University of Ceylon, Colombo

1967–72 William Gopallawa

Pro-Chancellor

Vice-Chancellors

University of Ceylon^[3]

1942–52 Ivor Jennings

University of Ceylon, Peradeniya^[3]

1952–55 Ivor Jennings
1955–66 Nicholas Attygalle
1966–68 S. J. Walpita
1968–69 M. J. Perera
1969–71 E. O. E. Pereira

University of Ceylon, Colombo^[4]

1967 O. H. de A. Wijesekera
1968–69 Walwin A. de Silva
1969–72 B. A. Abeywickrema

Ivor Jennings

Nicholas Attygalle

Academics

V. Appapillai – Dean of the Faculty of Science^[5]
S. Arasaratnam – lecturer of history^[6]^[7]
K. S. Arulnandhy – lecturer in education^[8]
Chandra de Silva^[9]
K. M. de Silva – chair of Sri Lanka history^[10]
Doric de Souza – senior lecturer in English^[11]
Brendon Gooneratne – Head of the Department of Parasitology^[12]
H. A. I. Goonetileke – assistant librarian^[13]
Betty Heimann – first Head of the Department of Sanskrit^[14]
K. Indrapala – Department of History^[15]
Valentine Joseph – professor of mathematics.^[16]
Stanley Kalpage – Head of the Department of Agricultural Chemistry^[17]
P. Kanagasabapathy – professor of mathematics^[18]
R. Kanagasuntheram – lecturer in anatomy^[19]^[20]
K. Kanapathypillai – Head of the Department of Tamil^[21]
K. Kunaratnam^[22]
E. F. C. Ludowyk – Dean of the Faculty of Arts^[23]
Baku Mahadeva – lecturer in mathematics^[24]^[25]
Muhammad Ajward Macan Markar – professor of medicine^[26]
A. W. Mailvaganam – Dean of the Faculty of Science^[27]^[28]^[29]
T. Nadaraja – Dean of the Faculty of Law^[30]^[31]^[32]
S. Pathmanathan – lecturer in history^[33]
E. O. E. Pereira – Dean of the Faculty of Engineering^[34]
Ediriweera Sarachchandra – lecturer in Pali^[35]
S. Selvanayagam – assistant lecturer^[36]
V. Sivalingam – professor of parasitology^[37]
M. Sivasuriya – faculty of medicine^[38]
Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah^[39]
A. Thurairajah – professor of civil engineering^[40]^[41]
S. Vithiananthan – Head of the Department of Tamil^[42]
A. Jeyaratnam Wilson – chair of political science^[43]^[44]

Alumni

Academia

Ameer Ali – lecturer in economics^[45]
Sarath Amunugama – professor of French; vice-chancellor of the University of Kelaniya^[46]
S. Arulkumaran – professor of obstetrics and gynaecology^[47]^[48]^[49]
S. Arasaratnam – professor of history^[6]^[7]
K. Arulanandan – professor of engineering^[50]
K. D. Arulpragasam – professor of zoology^[51]
Ganesar Chanmugam – professor of astrophysics^[52]
Charles Dahanayake – professor of physics, dean of Faculty of Science at the University of Kelaniya^[53]
Chandra de Silva – lecturer in history, vice provost of the Old Dominion University^[9]^[54]
K. M. de Silva – chair of Sri Lanka history at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya^[10]
Mohan De Silva – professor of surgery; dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura^[55]
K. N. O. Dharmadasa – professor, dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Peradeniya^[56]
George Dissanaike – professor of physics^[57]^[58]
Elagu V. Elaguppillai – professor of physics^[59]
Chitra Fernando – lecturer in linguistics, Macquarie University, Australia
Brendon Gooneratne – senior lecturer, head of the Department of Parasitology at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya^[60]
Sucharitha Gamlath – professor of Sinhala, dean of the Faculty of Arts at the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka^[61]
R. K. W. Goonesekera – professor of law, chancellor of the University of Peradeniya^[62]
Siri Gunasinghe – professor of history^[63]
K. Indrapala – professor of history, dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Jaffna^[15]
Osmund Jayaratne – professor of physics^[64]
K. N. Jayatilleke – professor of Pali and Buddhist Studies, head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya^[65]
W. L. Jeyasingham – associate professor of geography, dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Jaffna^[66]
Valentine Joseph – professor of mathematics.^[16]
Silan Kadirgamar – lecturer in history and author^[67]^[68]^[69]^[70]
David Kalupahana – professor of philosophy^[71]
P. Kanagasabapathy – professor of mathematics, dean of the Faculty of Science at the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka^[18]
R. Kanagasuntheram – professor of anatomy, dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Jaffna^[20]^[72]
Y Karunadasa – professor^[73]
Kusuma Karunaratne – professor of Sinhala^[74]
Sam Karunaratne – professor of engineering, vice-chancellor of the University of Moratuwa^[75]
R. Kumaravadivel – professor of physics, dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Jaffna^[76]
K. Kunaratnam – professor of physics, vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna^[22]
Muhammad Ajward Macan Markar – professor of medicine^[26]
M. Nadarajasundaram – professor, dean of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce at the University of Jaffna^[77]
Gananath Obeyesekere – professor of anthropology^[78]
S. Pathmanathan – professor of history, chancellor of the University of Jaffna^[33]^[79]
Malik Peiris – professor^[80]
V. K. Samaranayake – professor of computer science, dean of the Faculty of Science at the Colombo Campus of the University of Sri Lanka^[81]
S. Selvanayagam – professor of geography, head of the Department of Geography at the University of Jaffna^[36]
K. N. Seneviratne – professor of physiology^[82]
M. Sivasuriya – professor of obstetrics and gynaecology; chancellor of the University of Jaffna^[83]
K. Sivathamby – professor^[84]^[85]^[86]
Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah – professor of law, head of the School of Law at the University of Tasmania^[87]
Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah – professor of anthropology^[88]^[89]
A. Thurairajah – professor of civil engineering, vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna^[40]^[41]
A. Veluppillai – professor of Tamil^[90]^[91]
S. Vithiananthan – professor of Tamil; vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna^[92]^[93]
Chandra Wickramasinghe – professor of astrobiology; director of the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology at the University of Buckingham^[94]
Sunitha Wickramasinghe – professor of haematology^[95]
Stanley Wijesundera – professor of chemistry; vice-chancellor of the University of Colombo^[96]
Sumedha Chandana Wirasinghe – professor^[97]