Philip Revatha Wijewardene | |
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Born | Philip Revatha Wijewardene 20 August 1924 |
Died | 18 August 2010 Colombo, Sri Lanka | (aged 85)
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Other names | Ray, Phjilip |
Alma mater | C.M.S. Ladies' College, Colombo St Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia Peterhouse, Cambridge Harvard Business School |
Occupation(s) | Engineer, Farmer |
Known for | Two-wheel tractor |
Spouse | Seela de Mel |
Children | Anoma Wijewardene, Roshini, Mandy |
Deshamanya Philip Revatha Wijewardene, better known as Ray Wijewardene, (Sinhala:පිලිප් රෙවත විජයවර්ධන) (20 August 1924 - 18 August 2010) was a Sri Lankan engineer, aviator, inventor, and Olympic athlete.[1] He was an expert on tropical agriculture and natural resource management, subjects that he created a logical system to study. He invented devices to assist small farmers in developing countries.