- Dudley de Silva
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Dudley Kenneth George de Silva (1911 - 1974) was a Sri Lankan educationist. He was Principal of Royal College Colombo and Director of Technical Education, Ministry of Education.[1] [2]
Born in Ceylon, he was educated at Royal College Colombo and at the University College Colombo where he gained a BSc and later gained a Diploma in Education.
He taught at Kingswood College, Kandy and became Principal of the Wanduramba Central School and of the Piliyandala Central College. He was an Education Officer in Charge of Adult Education. Thereafter he became the Principal of of his alma mater, Royal College Colombo from 1954 to 1966. In 1966 he was made Director of Technical Education.[3]
He was an Organist at St. Paul's Church Milagiriya and St. Paul's Church Kandy. The Dudley de Silva Shield is warded at the annual hockey encounter between Royal College Colombo and Wesley College, Colombo in his memory.[4][5]
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Categories:- Sri Lankan educationists
- People of British Ceylon
- Old Royalists
- Alumni of the University of Colombo
- Alumni of the University of Ceylon
- School principals and headteachers
- 1911 births
- 1974 deaths
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