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Celebrating the Legacy of an Exceptional Man-by Nandasiri (Nandi) Jasentuliyana Source:Island The nation lost one of his brilliant sons when Dr. P. H. D. H. De Silva left us last week at age 93. He was an outstanding scientist who committed himself to the preservation of our heritage and maintaining our ecosystem through his pioneering studies of the reptile and annelid kingdom. Though he was a prominent personality, he was very simple and endearing to those who came to know him. Yet, he held strong views on matters of concern to him and never hesitated to express them and did so in many letters and articles published in the press. He had a brilliant mind and was an internationally recognized scholar with a trove of publications and became the second Sri Lankan appointed to the prestigious position of Director of National Museums. He carried out extensive research in a variety ...