Charles Henry de Soysa
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Charles Henry de Soysa (3 mars 1836 - 29 septembre 1890) était un philanthrope, homme le plus riche de son pays, le Sri Lanka, au XIXe siècle. Le parc Viharamahadevi a été implanté sur un terrain, rétrocédé au XIXe siècle par Charles Henry de Soysa.
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Charles Henry de Soysa Dharmagunawardana Vipula Jayasuriya Karunaratna Disanayaka popularly known as Charles Henry de Soysa, JP (3 March 1836 – 29 September 1890) was a Ceylonese entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was a pioneering planter, industrialist and was the wealthiest Ceylonese of the 19th century. He was instrumental in the establishment of the first Ceylonese bank, the Moratuwa carpenters guild, the Ceylon Agricultural and National Associations. He is widely regarded as the greatest philanthropist of the island for contributions which includes the De Soysa Maternity Hospital, the Prince and Princess of Wales Colleges, the Model Farm Experimental Station and many other institutions and acts of charity, establishing infant-maternal healthcare and secular education for girls in the
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Charles Henry de Soysa
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Charles Henry de Soysa
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Charles Henry de Soysa
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Charles Henry de Soysa
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1890-09-29
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Moratuwa, Ceylon
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1836-03-03
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Holy Emmanuel Church
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1836-03-03
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1890-09-29
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Ceylonese
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Tea planter, Industrialist
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Mudliyar Jeronis de Soysa Dissanayake and Francesca de Soysa Lamatheni
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Bennet Soysa
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Bishop Harold de Soysa
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Wilfred de Soysa
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Catherine, Lady de Soysa
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Charles Henry de Soysa Dharmagunawardana Vipula Jayasuriya Karunaratna Disanayaka popularly known as Charles Henry de Soysa, JP (3 March 1836 – 29 September 1890) was a Ceylonese entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was a pioneering planter, industrialist and was the wealthiest Ceylonese of the 19th century. He was instrumental in the establishment of the first Ceylonese bank, the Moratuwa carpenters guild, the Ceylon Agricultural and National Associations. He is widely regarded as the greatest philanthropist of the island for contributions which includes the De Soysa Maternity Hospital, the Prince and Princess of Wales Colleges, the Model Farm Experimental Station and many other institutions and acts of charity, establishing infant-maternal healthcare and secular education for girls in the country. He would have been the island's first Knight Bachelor, but having died prior, his widow was given the rare honor of the use of the style and dignity of wife of the Knight Bachelor and was known as Catherine, Lady de Soysa.
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Charles Henry de Soysa (3 mars 1836 - 29 septembre 1890) était un philanthrope, homme le plus riche de son pays, le Sri Lanka, au XIXe siècle. Le parc Viharamahadevi a été implanté sur un terrain, rétrocédé au XIXe siècle par Charles Henry de Soysa.
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1836
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1890
