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He won the State Literary Award by the Government of Sri Lanka twice, for the best translation (2008) and the best children’s book (2002). ... Dr Leel Gunasekera ...
U.N. Gunasekera (1922–2008), was a Sri Lankan civil engineer.He is a notable Sri Lankan civil engineer. He revolutionized engineering in Sri Lanka through his construction of high-rise buildings, including Sri Lanka's first five-star hotel (the Ceylon Inter-Continental) and its largest five-star hotel (the Cinnamon Grand), among various other projects.
Forest Park is a public park in western St. Louis, Missouri.It is a prominent civic center and covers 1,326 acres (5.37 km 2). [1] Opened in 1876, more than a decade after its proposal, the park has hosted several significant events, including the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 and the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Sherman J. Silber is physician specializing in the field of infertility.He invented many of the infertility treatments in use today in the domain of IVF, sperm retrieval, ICSI, vasectomy reversal, tubal ligation reversal, egg and embryo freezing, ovary transplantation, and the reproductive biological clock. [1]
Deaconess Hospital was the name of several hospitals in St. Louis, Missouri. The Deaconess tradition began in 19th-century Europe when Theodor Fliedner of Kaiserswerth, Germany, established the first Deaconess Home and Hospital in 1836. The word deaconess means “one who is devoted to service”, being the feminine gender of the word deacon. [1]
St. Louis Place Park is a city park in St. Louis, Missouri. Located in the city's north side, the park spans 10 blocks between 21st Street and Rauschenbach Avenue. [1]
The park was created in memory of Edmund A. Babler, who was born on October 11, 1874, in Appleton City, Missouri. [4] He graduated from Missouri Medical College, now known as Washington University School of Medicine, in 1898, became a general surgeon, developed a large private practice in St. Louis. [5]
Visitation Park is a small neighborhood nestled southeast of the West End neighborhood, just north of DeBaliviere Place. [2] The Visitation Park neighborhood is named for the Visitation Academy of St. Louis, which was located at the southeast corner of Cabanne Avenue and Belt Avenue from 1892 to 1962. The Visitation Academy was razed in 1962 ...