Solomon Fernando
Solomon Fernando (1850 - 1915) was a Ceylonese physician and a community leader. He was the first Ceylonese to qualify in Western Medicine along with John Attygala and went on to serve as the Director of Health Services before his retirement. He died of a heart attack after delivering a protest speech against the imprisonment of Sinhalese by the British Colonial administration during the 1915 riots.[1]
He married Georgina de Soysa, daughter of the wealthy philanthropist Charles Henry de Soysa and Lady Catherine de Soysa. They lived at Icicle Hall, Colombo. Professor Joseph Lionel Christie Rodrigo was his son.[2][3] His brother-in-laws included Sir Marcus Fernando, Sir Wilfred de Soysa, A. J. R. de Soysa and Charles Matthew Fernando.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sri Lanka's greatest philanthropist of all times". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "DON WHO TOUCHED LIFE AT MANY POINTS". The Island. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Some well known Rodrigos". Sunday Times. Retrieved 9 July 2023.