Siran Upendra Deraniyagala

Sri Lankan archaeologist
Person human Q7529954
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Summary

Siran Upendra Deraniyagala is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chilaw[2]. He was born on +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2021-10-05T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5] and archaeologist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's place of birth was Chilaw[2].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala was born on +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala died on +2021-10-05T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala held citizenship in Sri Lanka[8].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala worked as an anthropologist[5].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala worked as an archaeologist[6].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's education included a stint at Trinity College[9].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala was educated at Harvard University[10].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala was educated at University of London[11].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala is recorded as male[12].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063894727[14].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 45903323[15].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's GND ID is recorded as 1042518874[16].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89298964[17].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 17751264d[18].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's IdRef ID is recorded as 163514682[19].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA16643622[20].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35946426[21].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/065wwf[22].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 377312282[23].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's Persée author ID is recorded as 12358[24].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's SHARE Catalogue author ID is recorded as 647138[25].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007390263205171[26].
  • Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's CiNii Research ID is recorded as 1140000791867746688[27].

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Origins and Family

Siran Upendra Deraniyagala's place of birth was Chilaw[2]. He was born on +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Trinity College[9], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1546[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; Harvard University[10], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1636[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]; and University of London[11], a university[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1836[38], headquartered in London[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[5] and archaeologist[6].

Death and Burial

Siran Upendra Deraniyagala died on +2021-10-05T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Siran Upendra Deraniyagala ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Siran Upendra Deraniyagala born?

Born in Chilaw[2].

What did Siran Upendra Deraniyagala do for work?

Siran Upendra Deraniyagala worked as anthropologist[5] and archaeologist[6].

Where did Siran Upendra Deraniyagala go to school?

Siran Upendra Deraniyagala was educated at Trinity College[9], Harvard University[10], and University of London[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . persee.fr. persee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. 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
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . 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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