D. R. Wijewardena

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D. R. Wijewardena

Summary

D. R. Wijewardena is a human[1]. His place of birth was Sri Lanka[2]. He was born on +1886-02-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1950-06-13T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a businessperson[5] and entrepreneur[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • D. R. Wijewardena was born in Sri Lanka[2].
  • D. R. Wijewardena was born on +1886-02-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • D. R. Wijewardena died on +1950-06-13T00:00:00Z[4].
  • D. R. Wijewardena held citizenship in Sri Lanka[8].
  • D. R. Wijewardena's professions included businessperson[5].
  • D. R. Wijewardena's professions included entrepreneur[6].
  • D. R. Wijewardena was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia[9].
  • D. R. Wijewardena's education included a stint at Peterhouse[10].
  • D. R. Wijewardena was a member of Inner Temple[11].
  • D. R. Wijewardena's image is recorded as Don Richard Wijewardana (1886-1950).jpg[12].
  • D. R. Wijewardena is recorded as male[13].
  • D. R. Wijewardena's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • D. R. Wijewardena's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 264888584[15].
  • D. R. Wijewardena's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89166627[16].
  • D. R. Wijewardena's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05mz9rh[17].
  • D. R. Wijewardena's given name is recorded as D.[18].
  • D. R. Wijewardena's FAST ID is recorded as 327121[19].
  • D. R. Wijewardena's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Wijewardena-4[20].
  • D. R. Wijewardena's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007314114405171[21].
  • D. R. Wijewardena's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/f3756196-00d6-4109-8579-ce60092fee99[22].

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Origins and Family

D. R. Wijewardena was born in Sri Lanka[2]. He was born on +1886-02-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia[9], a private school[23], in Sri Lanka[24], founded in 1851[25] and Peterhouse[10], a college of the University of Cambridge[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1284[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include businessperson[5] and entrepreneur[6].

Death and Burial

D. R. Wijewardena died on +1950-06-13T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

D. R. Wijewardena ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was D. R. Wijewardena born?

D. R. Wijewardena's place of birth was Sri Lanka[2].

What did D. R. Wijewardena do for work?

D. R. Wijewardena worked as businessperson[5] and entrepreneur[6].

Where did D. R. Wijewardena go to school?

D. R. Wijewardena was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia[9] and Peterhouse[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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