Louis Edmund Blaze
Louis Edmund Blaze, JP, OBE, BA (Calcutta), (29 September 1861 – 4 August 1951) was a Sri Lankan educationist and the founder and the first principal of Kingswood College, Kandy (1891–1923).[1]
Biography
Louis Edmund Blaze was born on 29 September 1861 in Kandy,
Early studies
Blaze was one of the first group of students to study at
Kingswood College
On 4 May 1891 Blaze opened 'The Boys High School'
Retirement
Upon his retirement Blaze left Kandy and settled in Colombo, where he accepted the role as the editor of The Ceylon Independent,[2][4][7] the workload however proved to be too great and he was offered several educational appointments and accepted for a short period the position as principal of the Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa.[2][4] For many years he was the president of the English Association,[2][24] as well as being an active member of Historical Association, the Royal Asiatic Society[25] and the Ceylon Geographical Society, who honoured him by electing him a life member.[2]
In 1934 he authored Kingswood For Ever, The Story of Kingswood, Kandy,[4] a historical account of the school that he founded.[20][26] This was followed in 1936 by a book of verse, In Praise of Ceylon.[4][27][28]
Personal
On 16 December 1891 he married Alice Maud née Avery (8 March 1865 – 1 March 1912) in Negombo.[6] They had three daughters: Irene Clarice (who died 16 August 1893); Alice 'Ray'[21] Rachel; and Marie Louise (who died 9 November 1917).[6] The couple's only surviving daughter, Ray, became a journalist and played a prominent role in the early years of the Girl Guides Association.[29]
Following his retirement he was made a
In 1929 he received the Order of the British Empire.[4][30]
Blaze died on 4 August 1951,[4][6] a few days after he had helped Kingswood College celebrate its Diamond Jubilee.[2][15]
Bibliography
- Blaze, L. E. (1900). History of Ceylon. Colombo: Christian Literature Society. ISBN 81-206-1841-6.
- Blaze, L. E. (1914). The Story of Lanka : Outlines of the History of Ceylon from the earliest times to the coming of the Portuguese. Wellawatte: Christian Literature Society. ISBN 978-812-061074-3.
- Blaze, L. E. (1934). Kingswood For Ever, the Story of Kingswood, Kandy. Colombo Apothecaries Company.
- Blaze, L. E. (1936). In Praise of Ceylon.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Jayatilaka, Tissa (3 October 2002). "Blaze of Kingswood - great innovator in education". Daily News. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon" (PDF). Blaze of Kingswood - A Memoir. XLI. Dutch Burgher Union: 144–150. October 1951.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Nissanka, H. M. (30 September 2007). "Louis Edmund Blaze of Kingswood". The Nation. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Warakaulle, H. M. Nissanka (30 September 2003). "Remembering L. E. Blaze' of Kingswood". Daily News. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ Blaze, B. R. (1965). "Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon" (PDF). Genealogy of the Family of Garnier of Ceylon. LV. Dutch Burgher Union: 17.
- ^ a b c d e f g Altendorff, D. V. (July 1950). "Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon" (PDF). Genealogy of the Family of Blaze of Ceylon. XL. Dutch Burger Union: 94–95.
- ^ a b c d e f Senaratne, L. B. (2 December 2007). "Blaze the Trailblazer". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Register of Admissions to the Middle Temple" (PDF). The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. 1885. p. 606. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Beven, Francis (December 1993). "Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon" (PDF). Further Information Concerning the Examiner. LXV1I. Dutch Burgher Union: 4–6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Jayatilaka, Tissa (27 September 2008). "Louis Edmund Blaze and Kingswood - Part I". The Island. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Kingswood College, Kandy: a Tribute to Alma Mater". Daily News. 4 May 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Marikar, Hafiz (1 May 2011). "Kingswood has produced outstanding cricketers and rugby players". Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ISBN 0-7146-8330-2.
- ^ a b Jayatilaka, Tissa (1 October 2008). "Louis Edmund Blaze and Kingswood - Part II". The Island. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Vidyodaya: Journal of Arts, Science and Letters". 1–3. University of Ceylon. 1968: 14.
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(help) - ^ a b Jayatilaka, Tissa (10 July 2012). "Of Kingswood, its founder Louis Edmund Blaze and reflections on a value-based education". The Island. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ISBN 81-206-1930-7.
- ISBN 978-0-19-924680-9.
- ^ a b "Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon" (PDF). Reviews of Books. XXIV. Dutch Burgher Union: 34–35. July 1934.
- ^ a b Warakaulle, H. M. Nissanka (5 October 2005). "Kingswood Union - 101 not out". The Island. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Warakaulle, H.M. Nissanka (20 July 2005). "Centenary celebrations of Kingswood Union". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Education in Ceylon from the Sixth Century B.C. to the Present Day: Volume 3. Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs. 1969. p. 1302.
- ^ "The English Association Bulletin No. 74". The English Association. April 1932: 35.
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(help) - ^ "Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society". 30. Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 1926: 38.
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(help) - ^ Prakasakayo, Tisara (1968). "Ceylon Historical Journal". Education in Ceylon. 14–15. Ceylon Historical Association: 226.
- ^ "Colonial Reports: Issues 1840-1854". Colonial Office. 1938: cii.
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(help) - The Daily News. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- Sunday Times. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- London Gazette. 3 June 1929. Retrieved 25 December 2014.