Louis Edmund Blaze

Louis Edmund Blaze
JP, OBE
Born(1861-09-29)29 September 1861
Kandy, Ceylon
Died4 August 1951(1951-08-04) (aged 89)
Colombo
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Educator, author, historian
Known forFounder and first principal of Kingswood College, Kandy
Term1891–1923
SuccessorE. Pearson
SpouseAlice Maud née Avery
ChildrenIrene Clarice; Alice Rachel; Marie Louise
Parents
  • Louis Ezekiel Blaze (father)
  • Henrietta Charlotte née Garnier (mother)
Relatives
  • John Thomas (brother)
  • Robert Ezekiel (brother)
  • John Henry Blaze (grandfather)
  • Margareta Caroline née de Joodt (grandmother)

Louis Edmund Blaze, JP, OBE, BA (Calcutta), (29 September 1861 – 4 August 1951) was a Sri Lankan educationist and the founder and the first principal of Kingswood College, Kandy (1891–1923).[1]

  1. ^ Jayatilaka, Tissa (3 October 2002). "Blaze of Kingswood - great innovator in education". Daily News. Retrieved 23 December 2014.