Ananda Samarakoon

Summary

Ananda Samarakoon is a human^[1]. He was born in Colombo^[2]. He was born on January 13, 1911^[3]. He died on April 5, 1962^[4]. He worked as a painter^[5], composer^[6], and lyricist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Colombo^[2], Ananda Samarakoon…
• Ananda Samarakoon was born on January 13, 1911^[3].
• Ananda Samarakoon died on April 5, 1962^[4].
• Ananda Samarakoon held citizenship in Sri Lanka^[9].
• Ananda Samarakoon's professions included painter^[5].
• Ananda Samarakoon's professions included composer^[6].
• Ananda Samarakoon's professions included lyricist^[7].
• Ananda Samarakoon's education included a stint at Visva-Bharati University^[10].
• Ananda Samarakoon's education included a stint at Sri Jayawardenepura Maha Vidyalaya^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Ananda Samarakoon is Sri Lanka Matha^[12].
• Ananda Samarakoon is recorded as male^[13].
• Ananda Samarakoon's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Ananda Samarakoon's genre is music of Sri Lanka^[15].
• Ananda Samarakoon's given name is recorded as Ananda^[16].
• Ananda Samarakoon's manner of death is recorded as suicide^[17].
• Ananda Samarakoon's start of work period is recorded as 1938^[18].
• Ananda Samarakoon's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights^[19].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[20]

• Country: LK^[21]

• Began / founded: 1911-01-13^[22]

• Ended / dissolved: 1962-04-05^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0c7ccaea-c69b-4b7c-9785-8d32d40ecc95^[24]

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Origins and Family

Born in Colombo^[2], Ananda Samarakoon… he was born on January 13, 1911^[3].

Education

Educated at Visva-Bharati University^[10], a university^[25], in India^[26], founded in 1921^[27] and Sri Jayawardenepura Maha Vidyalaya^[11], a school^[28], in Sri Lanka^[29], founded in 1822^[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter^[5], composer^[6], and lyricist^[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Ananda Samarakoon is Sri Lanka Matha^[12].

Death and Burial

Ananda Samarakoon died on April 5, 1962^[4].

Why It Matters

Ananda Samarakoon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31]

FAQs

Where was Ananda Samarakoon born?

Ananda Samarakoon was born in Colombo^[2].

What did Ananda Samarakoon do for work?

Ananda Samarakoon worked as painter^[5], composer^[6], and lyricist^[7].

Where did Ananda Samarakoon go to school?

Ananda Samarakoon was educated at Visva-Bharati University^[10] and Sri Jayawardenepura Maha Vidyalaya^[11].