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Richmond College ( Sinhala: රිච්මන්ඩ් විද්යාලය) is a primary and secondary school in Galle, Sri Lanka which was established as Galle High School in 1876. [4] The founder of school was the Wesleyan Missionary George Bough. The first principal of the school was Rev Samuel Langdon. [5] In 1882, it was renamed ...
St. Aloysius' College is situated on Mount Calvary, neighbouring St. Mary's Cathedral on one side and Sacred Heart Convent on the other. The college was established in 1895 by Belgian Jesuit fathers and was named after the Jesuit saint, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. St. Aloysius' College, Galle, is one of many schools named St Aloysius' College.
Southlands College is the premier Girls school in Southern Sri Lanka. It was started during the British rule in 1885. Lucy Vanderstraaten was the first principal. The school began in two larger down-stair rooms in a house in Fort with a group of some 50 children. It was originally named "Wesleyan Girls School".
Kannangara was regarded as an excellent all-round student at Richmond, leading the Ceylon and British Empire list in Mathematics at the Cambridge Senior Examination in 1903. [8] He also captained Richmond College in first eleven cricket in 1903, and was a member of the school soccer team the same year, winning colours for his performances. [7]
The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia, United States.It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 3,900 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School of Arts and Sciences; the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business; the Jepson School of Leadership Studies; the University of Richmond ...
Footnotes. ^ Richmond College claims its foundation to be 1 May 1876 which is when the former 'The Galle School school by then known as Richmond Hill Boys' School was upgraded to a superior school and renamed The Galle High School. ^ Jaffna Central College claims its foundation to be 1 August 1816 which is when the missionaries purchased the ...
The history of Richmond, Virginia, as a modern city, dates to the early 17th century, and is crucial to the development of the colony of Virginia, the American Revolutionary War, and the Civil War. After Reconstruction, Richmond's location at the falls of the James River helped it develop a diversified economy and become a land transportation hub.
W. A. de Silva. member State Council (1931–1942), Minister of Health (1936–1942) [4] Montague Jayawickrama. Minister of Transport and Public Works (1952-1956), Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs (1977-1987), Treasurer of the United National Party. [5] Keerthisena Abeywickrama.