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.
Jeyasingham married Sarah Pushpam Mills.[1] They had four sons and a daughter.[1]
Career
Jeyasingham joined Jaffna College as a teacher in 1940.[1] He then won a Fulbright Scholarship to study at Clark University from where he received a MA degree in 1951 after producing a thesis tiled The Kalutara District, with Special Reference to Settlements.[2] He received a Phd from the university in 1958 after producing a thesis tiled The Geography of Jaffna Town.[1][2]
Jeyasingham then returned to Jaffna College, serving as head of the social services department and president of the college (1965–74).[1]
Jeyasingham was later an associate professor and head of the department of geography at the University of Jaffna.[1] He was dean of the Faculty of Arts at the university from December 1978 to January 1979.[3]
Later life
Jeyasingham moved to the United States in 1984. He died in December 1989, aged 73.[where?][1]
References
^ abcdefghijkArumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 63.
^. Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
February 13, 2023
jeyasingham, william, luther, jeyasingham, january, 1916, december, 1989, lankan, tamil, teacher, geographer, academic, dean, faculty, arts, university, jaffna, jeyasinghambornwilliam, luther, jeyasingham, 1916, january, 1916dieddecember, 1989, aged, education. 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 W L JeyasinghamBornWilliam Luther Jeyasingham 1916 01 07 7 January 1916DiedDecember 1989 aged 73 EducationSt Patrick s College JaffnaSt Joseph s College ColomboUniversity of CeylonClark UniversityOccupationAcademicTitleDean of the Faculty of Arts University of JaffnaTermDecember 1978 January 1979PredecessorK Kailasanatha Kurukkal amp S GamalathSuccessorS Rajaratnam Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Career 3 Later life 4 ReferencesEarly life and family EditJeyasingham was born on 7 January 1916 1 He was educated at St Patrick s College Jaffna and St Joseph s College Colombo 1 He passed the Cambridge Seniors exam with honours and matriculated in 1933 1 After school he joined the University of Ceylon graduating in 1939 with a degree in mathematics and geography 1 Jeyasingham married Sarah Pushpam Mills 1 They had four sons and a daughter 1 Career EditJeyasingham joined Jaffna College as a teacher in 1940 1 He then won a Fulbright Scholarship to study at Clark University from where he received a MA degree in 1951 after producing a thesis tiled The Kalutara District with Special Reference to Settlements 2 He received a Phd from the university in 1958 after producing a thesis tiled The Geography of Jaffna Town 1 2 Jeyasingham then returned to Jaffna College serving as head of the social services department and president of the college 1965 74 1 Jeyasingham was later an associate professor and head of the department of geography at the University of Jaffna 1 He was dean of the Faculty of Arts at the university from December 1978 to January 1979 3 Later life EditJeyasingham moved to the United States in 1984 He died in December 1989 aged 73 where 1 References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k Arumugam S 1997 Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon p 63 a b Guy Burnham Index PDF Clark University Former Deans Faculty of Arts University of Jaffna Archived from the original on 5 May 2013 Retrieved 30 August 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title W L Jeyasingham amp oldid 1138732604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
