Hema Ellawala (1916 - 2005) was a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n academic. He was the Vice-Chancellor of University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and he was an Emeritus Professor of History & Sociology. Hema Ellawala presented his thesis to the University of London in 1962 and awarded a Doctor of Philosophy. His thesis was subsequently published by the government of

Ceylon Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

(now

) in 1969. Professor Hema Ellawala's thesis titled, "Social history of early Ceylon" was published by the Department of Cultural Affairs. Following retirement, Professor Hema Ellawala migrated to

Sydney, Australia Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and List of cities in Oceania by population, Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metro ...

with his family in the early 1980s. Professor Hema Ellawala died in Sydney, July 2005.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellawala, Hema Sinhalese people Sri Lankan academics Alumni of Royal College, Colombo 1916 births 2005 deaths Academic staff of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura Vice-chancellors of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura