Colvin R. de Silva

Sri Lankan politician
Person human Q5150310
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Colvin R. de Silva

Summary

Colvin R. de Silva is a human[1]. He was born in Balapitiya[2]. He was born on +1907-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Colombo[4]. He died on +1987-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6], trade unionist[7], and barrister[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Colvin R. de Silva's place of birth was Balapitiya[2].
  • Colvin R. de Silva passed away in Colombo[4].
  • Colvin R. de Silva was born on +1907-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Colvin R. de Silva died on +1987-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Colvin R. de Silva died on +1989-02-27T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Colvin R. de Silva held citizenship in British Raj[11].
  • Colvin R. de Silva held citizenship in Dominion of India[12].
  • Colvin R. de Silva held citizenship in Sri Lanka[13].
  • Colvin R. de Silva worked as a politician[6].
  • Colvin R. de Silva worked as a trade unionist[7].
  • Colvin R. de Silva worked as a barrister[8].
  • Colvin R. de Silva held the position of Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka[14].
  • Colvin R. de Silva was educated at Royal College, Colombo[15].
  • Colvin R. de Silva's education included a stint at King's College London[16].
  • Colvin R. de Silva is recorded as male[17].
  • Colvin R. de Silva's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Colvin R. de Silva was affiliated with the Lanka Equal Society Party[19].
  • Colvin R. de Silva's ISNI is recorded as 0000000023408587[20].
  • Colvin R. de Silva's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 57991952[21].
  • Colvin R. de Silva's GND ID is recorded as 170842002[22].
  • Colvin R. de Silva's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83133446[23].
  • Colvin R. de Silva's IdRef ID is recorded as 131009958[24].
  • Colvin R. de Silva's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08s4mq[25].
  • Colvin R. de Silva's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'si', 'text': 'කොල්වින් ආර්. ද සිල්වා'}[26].
  • Colvin R. de Silva's different from is recorded as Chandra de Silva[27].

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Origins and Family

Colvin R. de Silva's place of birth was Balapitiya[2]. He was born on +1907-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Royal College, Colombo[15], a selective school[28], in Sri Lanka[29], founded in 1835[30] and King's College London[16], a public research university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1829[33], headquartered in London[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], trade unionist[7], and barrister[8]. Colvin R. de Silva held the position of Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka[14].

Personal Life

Colvin R. de Silva was affiliated with the Lanka Equal Society Party[19].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1987-01-01T00:00:00Z[5] and +1989-02-27T00:00:00Z[10]. Colvin R. de Silva passed away in Colombo[4].

Why It Matters

Colvin R. de Silva ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Colvin R. de Silva born?

Colvin R. de Silva was born in Balapitiya[2].

Where did Colvin R. de Silva die?

Colvin R. de Silva passed away in Colombo[4].

What did Colvin R. de Silva do for work?

Colvin R. de Silva worked as politician[6], trade unionist[7], and barrister[8].

Where did Colvin R. de Silva go to school?

Colvin R. de Silva was educated at Royal College, Colombo[15] and King's College London[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [10] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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