K. D. Arulpragasam
| Professor K. D. Arulpragasam |
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| 1st Vice-Chancellor of the Eastern University, Sri Lanka | |
| In office 1986–1989 |
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| Born | 16 September 1931 |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Alma mater | S. Thomas' College St. John's College Hartley College Ananda College University of Ceylon University of Wales University of Southampton |
| Profession | Academic |
Professor Kandiah David Arulpragasam (16 September 1931 – 7 August 2003) was a Sri Lankan Tamil academic. He was the first vice-chancellor of Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
Early life and family
Arulpragasam was born on 16 September 1931.[1] He was educated at the S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, St. John's College, Jaffna, Hartley College and Ananda College.[2] After school he joined the University of Ceylon, Colombo from where he graduated with BSc degree in zoology.[1] He then went to the UK for postgraduate studies.[2] He gained a Phd in marine zoology from the University of Wales.[1] He then did post-doctoral training in oceanography at the University of Southampton.[1]
Arulpragasam never married but lived with his brother (Arulanantham) and sister-in-law (Padma).[1]
Career
Arulpragasam joined the Department of Zoology at the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, becoming Professor of Zoology in 1973.[3] He was Dean of the Faculty of Science for a couple of years.[1]
Arulpragasam was appointed Director of Batticaloa University College in April 1985.[4] The college was given full university status in October 1986 and Arulpragasam became its first vice-chancellor.[2][4]
In October 1996 Arulpragasam was appointed Vice Chairman (Planning) of the second National Education Commission.[5][6] He was chairman of the Central Environmental Authority and First Associate Director of the Institute of Fundamental Studies.[3] He was also a member of the University Grants Commission and the Governing Council of the National Aquatic Research and Resources Development Authority.[3][6] He was president of the National Academy of Sciences between 1995 and 1997.[7]
Death
Arulpragasam died in Colombo on 7 August 2003.[2]
References
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- 1931 births
- 2003 deaths
- Academics of the University of Colombo
- Alumni of Ananda College
- Alumni of Hartley College
- Alumni of St. John's College, Jaffna
- Alumni of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
- Alumni of the University of Ceylon (Colombo)
- Alumni of the University of Southampton
- Alumni of the University of Wales
- Sri Lankan Tamil academics
- Sri Lankan Tamil writers
- Vice-Chancellors of the Eastern University, Sri Lanka
