V. K. Samaranayake

Sri Lankan computer scientist (1939–2007)
Person human Q3534746
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V. K. Samaranayake

Summary

V. K. Samaranayake is a human[1]. His place of birth was Colombo[2]. He was born on +1939-05-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Stockholm[4]. He died on +2007-06-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a computer scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • V. K. Samaranayake's place of birth was Colombo[2].
  • V. K. Samaranayake died in Stockholm[4].
  • V. K. Samaranayake was born on +1939-05-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • V. K. Samaranayake died on +2007-06-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • V. K. Samaranayake held citizenship in Sri Lanka[8].
  • V. K. Samaranayake worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • V. K. Samaranayake's education included a stint at University of Ceylon[9].
  • V. K. Samaranayake was educated at Royal College, Colombo[10].
  • V. K. Samaranayake was educated at Imperial College London[11].
  • V. K. Samaranayake's education included a stint at King's College London[12].
  • V. K. Samaranayake's education included a stint at Ananda College[13].
  • V. K. Samaranayake's image is recorded as Professor V. K. Samaranayaka (1939-2007).jpg[14].
  • V. K. Samaranayake is recorded as male[15].
  • V. K. Samaranayake's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • V. K. Samaranayake's ISNI is recorded as 000000004018217X[17].
  • V. K. Samaranayake's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 16667519[18].
  • V. K. Samaranayake's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2006215419[19].
  • V. K. Samaranayake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rqbhh[20].
  • V. K. Samaranayake's given name is recorded as V.[21].
  • V. K. Samaranayake's official website is recorded as http://vksamaranayake.org/[22].
  • V. K. Samaranayake's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJckQXpcDwcYTdXX7m3mh3[23].
  • V. K. Samaranayake's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/01c8352f-d229-46e5-b923-ec38c81417cc[24].

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Origins and Family

V. K. Samaranayake's place of birth was Colombo[2]. He was born on +1939-05-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Ceylon[9], a university[25], in Sri Lanka[26], founded in 1942[27]; Royal College, Colombo[10], a selective school[28], in Sri Lanka[29], founded in 1835[30]; Imperial College London[11], a public research university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1907[33], headquartered in South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London[34]; King's College London[12], a public research university[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1829[37], headquartered in London[38]; and Ananda College[13], a school[39], in Sri Lanka[40], founded in 1886[41].

Career and Affiliations

V. K. Samaranayake's professions included computer scientist[6].

Death and Burial

V. K. Samaranayake died on +2007-06-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Stockholm[4].

Why It Matters

V. K. Samaranayake ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was V. K. Samaranayake born?

V. K. Samaranayake's place of birth was Colombo[2].

Where did V. K. Samaranayake die?

V. K. Samaranayake died in Stockholm[4].

What did V. K. Samaranayake do for work?

V. K. Samaranayake worked as computer scientist[6].

Where did V. K. Samaranayake go to school?

V. K. Samaranayake was educated at University of Ceylon[9], Royal College, Colombo[10], Imperial College London[11], and King's College London[12].

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  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [41] . 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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