E. O. E. Pereira
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Vice Chancellor of the University of Ceylon | |
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| In office 1969–1971 | |
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| Born | 13 September 1907 Academic |
Vice Chancellor of the University of Ceylon
, where he founded the Faculty of Engineering. He was known as the Father of modern engineering education in Sri Lanka.
Early life and education
Pereira was born on 13 September 1907 to George Eustace Pereira, a
N.S. Joseph
were his classmates at Royal College.
In 1928, he entered the
Prime Minister of Ceylon. From the University of Cambridge, he graduated with first class honours in Mechanical Sciences Tripos
in 1931.
Career
Pereira served in the Department of Public Works for 15 years before joining the teaching staff of the
Civil Engineering and the founding Dean of the Engineering Faculty, University of Ceylon, at its inception in 1950. In 1969, he was appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Ceylon in Peradeniya
.
He was chairman of the National Science Council and member of several other government boards and commissions, including the Official Languages Commission and the Loan Commission.
Honors
Prof. Pereira was honoured with the title
Vidya Jyothi in 1986. He died in 1988.[1] The EOE Pereira Theatre of the Faculty of Engineering University of Peradeniya
was named to honor him, and several awards are made each year in his name: the annual E.O.E. Pereira Memorial Prize is awarded for the Best Paper by the Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka; the annual E.O.E. Pereira Memorial Lecture; and the E.O.E. Pereira Gold Medal at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya.
Family
Prof. Pereira was married to Mavis Scharenguivel in 1939 and had three children: Lorenz, Bryan and Alan. His grandfather, Edwin C. Pereira, was a member of the first class of students to graduate from the Ceylon Medical College in 1872.