Ernest de Silva

Summary

Ernest de Silva is a human^[1]. He was born in Colombo^[2]. He was born on +1887-11-26T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Colombo^[4]. He died on +1957-05-09T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a barrister^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Colombo^[2], Ernest de Silva…
• Ernest de Silva died in Colombo^[4].
• Ernest de Silva was born on +1887-11-26T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Ernest de Silva died on +1957-05-09T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Ernest de Silva held citizenship in British Ceylon^[8].
• Ernest de Silva held citizenship in Dominion of Ceylon^[9].
• Ernest de Silva worked as a barrister^[6].
• Ernest de Silva's education included a stint at Clare College^[10].
• Ernest de Silva's education included a stint at Royal College, Colombo^[11].
• Ernest de Silva received the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[12].
• Ernest de Silva received the Knight Bachelor^[13].
• Ernest de Silva was a member of Inner Temple^[14].
• Ernest de Silva's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[15].
• Ernest de Silva is recorded as male^[16].
• Ernest de Silva's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Ernest de Silva's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025sjx6^[18].
• Ernest de Silva's given name is recorded as Ernest^[19].
• Ernest de Silva's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[20].

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Origins and Family

Ernest de Silva was born in Colombo^[2]. He was born on +1887-11-26T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Clare College^[10], a college of the University of Cambridge^[21], in United Kingdom^[22], founded in 1326^[23] and Royal College, Colombo^[11], a selective school^[24], in Sri Lanka^[25], founded in 1835^[26].

Career and Affiliations

Ernest de Silva's professions included barrister^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[12], a grade of an order^[27], in United Kingdom^[28] and Knight Bachelor^[13], a title of honor^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], founded in 1300^[31].

Personal Life

Ernest de Silva's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[15].

Death and Burial

Ernest de Silva died on +1957-05-09T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Colombo^[4].

Why It Matters

Ernest de Silva ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[7]

FAQs

Where was Ernest de Silva born?

Born in Colombo^[2], Ernest de Silva…

Where did Ernest de Silva die?

Ernest de Silva died in Colombo^[4].

What did Ernest de Silva do for work?

Ernest de Silva worked as barrister^[6].

Where did Ernest de Silva go to school?

Ernest de Silva was educated at Clare College^[10] and Royal College, Colombo^[11].

What awards did Ernest de Silva receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[12] and Knight Bachelor^[13].