Hyacinth Singarayar David | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
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| Born | 28 June 1907 |
| Died | 1 June 1981 St. Patrick's College, Jaffna |
Hyacinth Singarayar David was a Sri Lankan Tamil priest, scholar and linguist.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
David mastered in 33 languages in his life time.[9]
He died of shock the next day after seeing flames engulfing Jaffna Library from his room at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna the night before.[1][10]
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- ^ "42 years since burning down of Jaffna library". The Leader. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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- ^ "THE JAFFNA PUBLIC LIBRARY Part 2 (Revised)". LanksWeb. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "THE JAFFNA PUBLIC LIBRARY Part 1 (Revised)". LanksWeb. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Trial by fire in Jaffna". The Sunday Guardian. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Remembering the burning of Jaffna public library – 41 years on". Countercurrents.org. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Commemorations held to mark 39 years since burning of Jaffna Library". Tamil Guardian. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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