Ranjan Wijeratne

Sri Lankan politician (1931–1991)
Person human Q7293107
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Ranjan Wijeratne

Summary

Ranjan Wijeratne is a human[1]. He was born in Sri Lanka[2]. He was born on +1931-04-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Colombo[4]. He died on +1991-03-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6] and diplomat[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Sri Lanka[2], Ranjan Wijeratne…
  • Ranjan Wijeratne died in Colombo[4].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne was born on +1931-04-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne died on +1991-03-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne held citizenship in Sri Lanka[9].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne worked as a politician[6].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's professions included diplomat[7].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne held the position of Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka[10].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's education included a stint at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia[11].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's education included a stint at S. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa[12].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne is recorded as male[13].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne was affiliated with the United National Party[15].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's ISNI is recorded as 0000000045914587[16].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 25486631[17].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's GND ID is recorded as 122505387[18].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no99089924[19].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's military, police or special rank is recorded as general[20].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07s3g9[21].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's GTAA ID is recorded as 170017[22].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's FAST ID is recorded as 441912[23].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's Prabook ID is recorded as 1935427[24].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's Our Campaigns candidate ID is recorded as 639501[25].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJf8tqVHH36JHQBJwvMgKd[26].
  • Ranjan Wijeratne's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/ee15d564-afc8-46eb-a971-bda648d5cbc3[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Sri Lanka[2], Ranjan Wijeratne… he was born on +1931-04-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia[11], a private school[28], in Sri Lanka[29], founded in 1851[30] and S. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa[12], a private school[31], in Sri Lanka[32], founded in 1942[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6] and diplomat[7]. Ranjan Wijeratne held the position of Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka[10].

Personal Life

Ranjan Wijeratne was affiliated with the United National Party[15].

Death and Burial

Ranjan Wijeratne died on +1991-03-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Colombo[4].

Why It Matters

Ranjan Wijeratne ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Ranjan Wijeratne born?

Ranjan Wijeratne was born in Sri Lanka[2].

Where did Ranjan Wijeratne die?

Ranjan Wijeratne died in Colombo[4].

What did Ranjan Wijeratne do for work?

Ranjan Wijeratne worked as politician[6] and diplomat[7].

Where did Ranjan Wijeratne go to school?

Ranjan Wijeratne was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia[11] and S. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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