Society

Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka

Past Presidents

1845-1901

	1845 The Hon. Mr. Justice J. Stark
	1846-1857 The Hon. Sir J. Emerson Tennent
	1858 The Rev. D.J. Gogerly
	1859-1860 Sir William Carpenter Rowe
	1861-1864 Sir Edward S. Creasy
	1865-1869 Dr. J. Fraser
	1870-1873 The Hon. Col. A.B. Fyers
	1874-1877 Robert Dowson
	1878-1881 The Hon. Col. A.B. Fyers
	1882 C. Bruce
	1883 The Hon. Mr. W.H. Ravenscroft
	1884 The Hon. Sir J.F. Dickson
	1885-1901 The Right Rev. R.S. Copleston

1902-1952

	1902-1904 The Hon. Mr. E.F. im Thurn
	1905-1908 The Hon. Mr. J. Ferguson
	1909-1912 The Hon. Sir Hugh Clifford
	1913-1916 John Harward M.A. oxon
	1916 Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam
	1924 Hon. M. Cecil Clementi
	1926-1928 Hon. Mr. A.G.M. Fletcher
	1929-1930 H.E. Sir Herbert J. Stanley
	1931 Hon. Sir Bernard H. Bourdillon
	1932-1934 Dr. Paul E. Pieris
	1935-1941 Sir Baron Jayatilaka
	1942-1948 Sir Charles Collins
	1949-1952 S.A. Pakeman

1952-1999

	1952-1955 P.E.P. Deraniyagala
	1956-1958 S. Paranavitana
	1959-1961 His Lordship The Rt. Rev. Edmund Peiris
	1962-1964 R.L. Brohier
	1965-1966 G.C. Mendis
	1967 N.D. Wijesekera
	1967-1970 C.E. Godakumbura
	1971-1973 N.D. Wijesekera
	1974-1976 H.W. Thambiah
	1977-1979 D.E. Hettiaratchi
	1980-1985 M.B. Ariyapala
	1986 T. Nadaraja
	1987-1991 C.G. Uragoda
	1992-1993 K.T.W. Sumanasuriya
	1994-1995 A. Denis N. Fernando
	1996-1997 R.C. de S. Manukulasooriya
	1998 Prof. M.B. Ariyapala
	1999 G.P.S.H. de Silva

2000-Present

2000-2001

Dr. H.N.S. Karunatilake

2002-2006

Dr. S.G. Samarasinghe