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| Commemoration of Dr G.P. Malalasekara | |
Photo of Dr G.P. Malalasekara as shown by stamp. Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera, OBE, JP was a Sri Lankan academic, scholar and diplomat best known for his Malalasekara English-Sinhala Dictionary.
Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera, (9 November 1899 – 23 April 1973) was a Sri Lankan (Sinhala Buddhist) academic, scholar and diplomat best known for his Malalasekara English-Sinhala Dictionary. He was the Ceylon's first Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Ceylon's High Commissioner to Canada, the United Kingdom and Ceylon's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. He was the Professor Emeritus in Pali and Dean of the Faculty of Oriental Studies.
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| Issued Country | Sri Lanka |
| Issued Year | 26.05.1982 |
| Category | Buddhist Personality |
| Type | First Day Cover |