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词条 Chandra de Silva
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  1. Early life and family

  2. Career

  3. Works

  4. References

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Professor Chandra Richard de Silva is a Sri Lankan academic, historian and author. A lecturer of history at the Old Dominion University, de Silva has written a number of books on Sri Lankan history.

Early life and family

De Silva was educated at the University of Ceylon from where he received a BA degree in history in 1962.[1][2] He received a Ph.D degree in 1968 from the University of London.[1][2]

Career

De Silva started teaching at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya in 1963.[2] He was dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya from 1978 to 1981.[2] He became a professor of history at the university in 1984.[2] He was visiting professor of history and Asian studies at Bowdoin College between 1989 and 1991.[2] He was chair of history at Indiana State University between 1991 and 1998. He joined the Old Dominion University in 1998 as its chair of history.[2] He became dean of the university's College of Arts and Letters in June 2003.[3] He is currently vice provost for faculty and program development at the university.[1]

De Silva was awarded a Diplome de Langue Francaise from the Alliance Francaise de Paris in 1987.[1][2]

Works

De Silva has written the following books.

  • The Portuguese in Ceylon 1617-1683 (1972, Cave)
  • Sri Lanka: A History (1997, Vikas)
  • Portuguese Encounters with Sri Lanka and the Maldives: Translated Texts from the Age of the Discoveries (2009, Ashgate)

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Chandra de Silva|url=http://www.odu.edu/directory/people/c/cdesilva|publisher=Old Dominion University|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215193535/http://www.odu.edu/directory/people/c/cdesilva|archivedate=2013-12-15|df=}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Curriculum Vitae: Chandra de Silva|url=http://al.odu.edu/asia/docs/chandradesilva.doc|publisher=Old Dominion University}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Welcome from the Dean|url=http://al.odu.edu/al/about/deans_message.shtml|publisher=College of Arts and Letters, Old Dominion University|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901071543/http://al.odu.edu/al/about/deans_message.shtml|archivedate=1 September 2006}}
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