| 词条 | W. T. I. Alagaratnam |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = W. T. I. Alagaratnam | honorific_suffix = MICE MIWE OBE | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1895|03|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = 1977 | death_place = | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Civil engineer | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | website = | footnotes = | box_width = }} Winslow Thambiah Ivers Alagaratnam (12 March 1895 – 1977) was a leading Ceylon Tamil civil engineer and Director of Irrigation in Ceylon. Early lifeAlagaratnam was born on 12 March 1895.[1] He was educated in British Ceylon before going to Madras from where he obtained a degree in civil engineering. Alagaratnam married Daisy Anketell. They had three daughters - Chandra, Pathmini and Kamalini.[1] CareerAfter graduating Alagaratnam returned to Ceylon and joined the Irrigation Department in 1921 as an Assistant Irrigation Engineer.[1] He was the first qualified Ceylonese engineer to join the department. In 1934 he became the first Ceylonese to be appointed Irrigation Engineer.[1] He was promoted to Divisional Engineer in 1943. In 1952 he became the first Ceylonese to be appointed Director of Irrigation.[1] He held the post until his retirement in 1955.[1] Alagaratnam later served as Director of the Water Resources Board.[1] In the 1954 New Year Honours Alagaratnam was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[2] Alagaratnam died in 1977.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite book|last=Arumugam|first=S.|title=Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon|url=http://www.noolaham.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dictionary_of_Biography_of_the_Tamils_of_Ceylon|year=1997|page=2}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Alagaratnam, W. T. I.}}2. ^{{cite journal|title=Fourth Supplement|journal=The London Gazette|date=29 December 1953|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40056/supplement/48|issue=40056|page=48}} 5 : 1895 births|1973 deaths|Ceylonese Officers of the Order of the British Empire|People of British Ceylon|Sri Lankan Tamil civil engineers |
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