Nicholas Attygalle
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Sir Nicholas Attygalle KBE FRCS FRCOG |
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| President of the Senate of Ceylon | |
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In office 1953–1960 |
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| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ceylon | |
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In office 1954–1967 |
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| Born | 14 July 1894 |
| Died | 27 March 1970 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Conyta Attygalle |
| Children | Lakshman Attygalle, FRCS, Anula Wijesinha |
| Alma mater |
Royal College Colombo, Ceylon Medical College |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Profession | Physician |
Sir Nicholas Attygalle KBE FRCS FRCOG (14 July 1894 – 27 March 1970) was a Ceylonese academic, surgeon and a Senator. He was the President of the Senate of Ceylon from 1953 to 1960 and the first Ceylonese Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ceylon, where he was known as the "Iron Vice Chancellor".
He was born on 14 July 1894, the fifth in a family of eleven (nine sons and two daughters). His father, Don Louis Attygalle, was a and later Mudaliyar at the Ratnapura Kachcheri, he died when he was seventeen.
Sir Nicholas received his primary education at St. Luke's College in Ratnapura and his secondary education at Royal College Colombo before entering the Ceylon Medical College where he passed LMS in 1919, being first in the batch and obtaining a first class in the Final Examination. He was awarded the Vanderstraten Gold Medal for Pathology. After graduating he joined the Ceylon Medical Service.
In 1925 Attygalle left for Britain for further studies and returned in 1929 with his MRCS, LRCP (London), DLO (London) and FRCS (England).
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