A. Jeyaratnam Wilson

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A. Jeyaratnam Wilson
Born1928
Died (aged 71)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo
London School of Economics
OccupationAcademic

Alfred Jeyaratnam Wilson (

Sri Lankan Tamil academic, historian and author. He began his academic career as a lecturer in economics and political science at the University of Ceylon and was the founding professor of political science at the University of Ceylon (1969-72). Later he moved to Canada and was professor of political science at the University of New Brunswick. University of New Brunswick
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Early life and family

Wilson was born in 1928. He was the son of K. R. Wilson.[1] He was educated at Royal College, Colombo.[2] He gained B.A. (Hons) (Ceylon), PhD (LSE) and DSc (Economics) (London).[3]

Wilson married Susili, daughter of S. J. V. Chelvanayakam.[3][4] They had two daughters (Malliha and Maithili) and one son (Kumanan).[1]

Career

Wilson spent a short time as an editorial writer for the

emeritus professor at the UNB.[3]

Whilst teaching at Peradeniya and UNB Wilson took a number of sabbaticals. He was Leverhulme Research Scholar at the London School of Economics (1955), research fellow in politics at the University of Leicester (1964–65), research associate at McGill University (1970–71), Simon Senior Fellow at the University of Manchester (1971–72), senior research associate at Columbia University (1977) and senior associate member at St Antony's College, Oxford (1977).[8]

Wilson was a constitutional advisor to

Ministry of Multiculturalism and immigration tribunals in the USA.[7] He served on the editorial boards of The Round Table, The Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, The Ceylon Journal of Historical and Social Studies, Asian Survey and The Parliamentarian.[5]

Death

Wilson died in his sleep of heart failure at his home in Toronto on 31 May 2000.[1][4][7] He was 71. His funeral took place on 3 June 2000.[1]

Works

Wilson was prolific writer – he wrote eight books and over 100 articles.[2][7]

  • Politics in Sri Lanka, 1947–1973 (1974, Macmillan)
  • Electoral Politics in an Emergent State: the Ceylon General Election of May 1970 (1975, Cambridge University Press)
  • The Gaullist System in Asia (1980, Macmillan)
  • The States of South Asia: Problems of National Integration : Essays in honour of W.H. Morris-Jones (1982, Hurst)
  • The Break-up of Sri Lanka: The Sinhalese-Tamil Conflict (1988, Hurst)
  • S. J. V. Chelvanayakam and the Crisis of Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism, 1947–1977: a Political Biography (1994, University of Hawaii Press)
  • Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism: Its Origins and Development in the 19th and 20th Centuries co-authored with A. J. V. Chandrakanthan, (2000, Hurst)
  • The Post-Colonial States of South Asia: Democracy, Development and Identity (2001, Palgrave)

References

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  2. ^ a b Deen, Thalif (10 May 2009). "Tribute to three "Golden Age" Dons with deep respect". Sri Lanka Guardian.
  3. ^ a b c Gooneratne, Brendon (4 June 2000). "Alfred Jeyaratnam Wilson (1928–2000) "The Brahmin of Brunswick"". The Island.
  4. ^ a b "Death of Prof. A. J. Wilson". The Island. 2 June 2000.
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  6. ^ "General Informations". University of Peradeniya. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d e "A. Jeyaratnam Wilson". University of New Brunswick.
  8. ^ a b "One Hundred Tamils of the 20th Century – Alfred Jeyaratnam Wilson". Tamil Nation.
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