G. P. Wickramarachchi
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Senator Gabriyal Perera Wickramarachchi (Sinhala: ජී. පී. වික්රමආරච්චි; 28 September 1889 – 29 March 1975) also known as Ayurveda Chakravarti Pandit Wickramarachchi was a distinguished eminent Ceylonese Ayurveda practitioner, author, linguist, senator, notary, lecturer and a philanthropist who founded Gampaha Siddhayurveda Vidyalaya which later became Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute of University of Kelaniya. He was an member of the Senate of Ceylon from 1957 to 1960.
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Born | Gabriyal Perera Wickramarachchi (1889-09-28)28 September 1889 Nadungamuwa Gampaha |
Died | 29 March 1975(1975-03-29) (aged 85) |
Nationality | Ceylonese |
Other names | Gampaha Veda Mahatthaya Loku Ralahami Panditha Ralahami Loku Veda Mahatthaya Vayidiya Chakravarti Ayurveda Raja Vayidiya Ayurveda Chakravarti |
Alma mater | Henegama Government School Uttharamulla Pirivena Vidyodaya Pirivena Jamini Bhushan Ray Ashtanga Ayurvedic Vidyalaya |
Occupation | Ayurveda practitioner |
Spouse | Adhikari Appuhamilage Sumanawathi Jayasundara |
Children | 1 son and 3 daughters |
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