S. Selvanayagam

Selvanayagam was born on 28 May 1932.^[1] He was educated at Jaffna Hindu College and Zahira College, Colombo.^[1][2] He joined the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya in 1953, graduating in 1957 with BA honours degree in geography.^[2]

After graduating Selvanayagam worked for a while at the Official Languages Department.^[1] He then joined the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya as an assistant lecturer in 1951.^[2] He joined the London School of Economics (LSE) in October 1961 for postgraduate studies, graduating with a MA degree.^[1][2] He returned to the LSE in 1970 to continue his research, receiving a Phd in August 1971.^[1][2]

Selvanayagam joined the Ahmadu Bello University's Department of Geography in 1974 as a senior lecturer.^[1] He left Ahmadu Bello in August 1977 after being appointed head of the Department of Geography at the University of Sri Lanka (Jaffna campus).^[1]

Selvanayagam was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.^[1] He died on 23 May 1979.^[1]